Evaluating data strategies in training AI solutions for space C2 to design a digital training environment for data-informed competitive endurance (dice)
Ended Definitive Contract Awarded
- Contract number
- FA875024CB121
- Awardee
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Applied Optimization, Inc. UEI JGPNAVA6MSJ9
- Awarding agency
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Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Obligated
- $179,999
Award facts
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $179,999.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 36 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Beavercreek Township, OH 45324, USA
- Research
- SBIR Program Phase I Action
- Legislative mandates
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- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $180K firm fixed-price contract to Applied Optimization, Inc., a minority-owned small disadvantaged business based in Fairborn, Ohio, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I Action. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside, supports research titled "Evaluating Data Strategies in Training AI Solutions for Space C2 to Design a Digital Training Environment for Data-Informed Competitive Endurance (DICE)." Work will be performed in Beavercreek Township, Ohio, with a completion deadline of April 21, 2025. This Phase I effort focuses on developing advanced artificial intelligence training methodologies and digital environments for space command and control applications, aligning with the Air Force's modernization priorities in space operations and decision-support systems.
Applied Optimization brings substantial relevant experience to this effort, having established a strong track record with AFRL and other defense agencies in AI applications, space systems, and advanced research and development. The company's prior contract portfolio demonstrates expertise in space object characterization, command and control solutions, and collaborative research with leading institutions such as the University of Dayton Research Institute and Southwest Research Institute. This SBIR Phase I award represents an opportunity for the company to mature innovative data strategies and training methodologies that could enhance Air Force capabilities in space command and control operations during a period of heightened focus on space domain awareness and resilience.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract FA875024CB121?
FA875024CB121 was awarded to Applied Optimization, Inc. by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on August 19, 2024.
How much is contract FA875024CB121 worth?
The government has obligated $179,999 on FA875024CB121.
Was contract FA875024CB121 competed?
The extent of competition for FA875024CB121 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 36 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.
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