The Department of the Air Force awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract to Howard University with a potential value of $90 million. Under this contract, Howard University will serve as the prime contractor leading a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities focused on research in tactical autonomy. This includes research on trust in mission autonomy, collaboration between platforms, and human-machine teaming. A $14.2 million task order was awarded to Howard University to manage the Tactical Autonomy University Affiliated Research Center through January 2028.
The original solicitation sought proposals from Research 2 universities demonstrating capabilities in autonomy research and the ability to form a consortium including other HBCUs and defense organizations. The goal was to establish a consortium to execute research that fosters early career development and engagement with the Air and Space Forces, with plans to increase STEM graduates and support the Mentor Protege Program. The work will be performed at locations of the prime contractor and consortium members. The contract aims to further autonomy research and address directives to assess the capacity of HBCUs/MSIs and establish programs to develop their ability to compete for federal research funding.
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