Automated methods for detecting inauthentic artificial intelligence-driven accounts

Ended Purchase Order Awarded

Contract number
FA864924P0092
Awardee
Awarding agency
Obligated
$107,514

Award facts

Contract value 100% obligated
$107,514.00 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)
PSC
AC32 National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 418 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Firm Fixed Price
Place of performance
New York, NY 10020, USA
Research
STTR Phase I

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About this award

This $107,514 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to Octant Data, LLC, a small business, to develop automated methods for detecting inauthentic artificial intelligence-driven accounts. Octant Data provides social media analytics services to government agencies, with prior federal contracts totaling over $6 million for research on topics like COVID-19 prediction, Chinese information operations, and detecting foreign influence. The deliverables under this contract will likely include data analysis, monitoring tools, predictive models, and prototypes to counter disinformation. Octant Data also holds a $1.2 million IDIQ contract with United States Special Operations Command for Phase II SBIR research services on undisclosed topics.

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Who was awarded contract FA864924P0092?

FA864924P0092 was awarded to Octant Data, LLC by Air Force Research Laboratory (Air Force Materiel Command) on December 7, 2023.

How much is contract FA864924P0092 worth?

The government has obligated $107,514 on FA864924P0092.

Was contract FA864924P0092 competed?

The extent of competition for FA864924P0092 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 418 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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