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This Special Notice opportunity from Department Of Defense was posted on September 22, 2026. The submission period has ended. Browse the details below for market research, or find similar active opportunities.

AI Classroom - Intent to Award Sole Source

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IASS-AFRL-RMZB-2026-0055Federal

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The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/RMZB) intends to award a single-source contract to Invisible Arts LLC for the continued development, integration, optimization, testing, and deployment of technical enhancements to the AI Classroom / Teach-the-Teacher System at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This system serves as an immersive experiential testbed for the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, allowing educators and subject-matter experts to rehearse lesson delivery and refine classroom management. The procurement is justified as a sole source due to the essential nature of the proprietary Hyve/Cypher 8 architecture. The scope of work focuses on upgrading the software platform to include high-fidelity character rendering and expanded emotional expressiveness for avatars using the Unreal Engine 5.6 rendering pipeline. Additional technical goals include implementing multi-layered behavioral logic, real-time automated classification of instructor interventions, and upgraded After Action Review diagnostic reporting. The project also requires the design and assembly of a hardened, self-contained hardware configuration optimized for standalone deployment and mobile field delivery, specifically supporting air-gapped offline inference for edge operations. Performance will occur primarily at the USAFSAM Franzello Library at Wright-Patterson AFB, with authorized off-site development at the contractor's facility.

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AFRL awards Invisible Arts LLC a sole-source contract for AI Classroom system enhancements.

NAICS

541511 - Custom Computer Programming Services

Place of Performance

Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 45433, USA

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AgencyDepartment Of Defense
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Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense
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Mike Hornberger

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This requirement is for the continued development, integration, optimization, testing, and deployment of technical enhancements to the existing AI Classroom / Teach-the-Teacher System. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. 



NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE:  The NAICS Code is 541511 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRLRIZ), WPAFB, OH contemplates awarding a single source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.201-2 to Invisible Arts LLC.  Please see the attachments to this notice for additional details.  This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.  Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Any responses should be e-mailed to the buyer at EMAIL no later than 24 September 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time.  Only responses received by this date will be considered.  All questions should be directed to the buyer at contact@example.gov. 



Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads “AI Classroom” Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe, or .zip files).  Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters.  Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson AFB.  If sending attachments by e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, docx, xls, or. xsls documents are sent.  The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments. 

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