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Autonomy Standards and Ideals with Military Operational Values

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HR001124S0011Federal

Submission Closed10/23/2024, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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AI Contract Overview

The Autonomy Standards and Ideals with Military Operational Values (ASIMOV) program, managed by the Department of Defense and DARPA's Strategic Technology Office under solicitation HR001124S0011, seeks to establish a quantitative framework and a common language for measuring the ethical difficulty of military autonomy use-cases. Rather than developing autonomous systems or algorithms, the program focuses on creating objective benchmarks and evaluation methodologies to assess the readiness of autonomous systems to operate within military operational values. A key requirement for performers is the development of prototype generative modeling environments to explore scenario iterations and varying levels of ethical complexity, which will ultimately support the Developmental Testing and Operational Testing community. The procurement process involves rigorous submission requirements, including mandatory templates for proposal abstracts, technical and management volumes, and standardized cost proposal spreadsheets. The program emphasizes the integration of Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) expertise and adheres to strict Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) guidelines for protecting sensitive data. By defining these benchmarks, ASIMOV aims to build the foundational standards by which the ethical performance and technical readiness of future military autonomous systems are gauged.

General Info

Agency

Department Of Defense → FA8651 Afrl Rwk

Contract Value

$3,136,423

NAICS

541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Place of Performance

FL, AUS

Set-Aside

NONE

Awardee

SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LLC

Award Issued Date

10/07/2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC

Documents

Attachment A - Abstract Summary Slide Template (HR001124S0011 ASIMOV)

specifications

High

Attachment C: Proposal Summary Slide Template (HR001124S0011 ASIMOV)

specifications

High

DARPA ASIMOV Program BAA (HR001124S0011)

rfp

High

DARPA Standard Cost Proposal Spreadsheet

specifications

High

HR001124S0011 ASIMOV Abstract Instructions and Template

sow

High

HR001124S0011 ASIMOV Cost Proposal Instructions and Volume II Template

specifications

High

HR001124S0011 ASIMOV Program Abstract Instructions and Template

specifications

High

HR001124S0011 - ASIMOV Program Amendment 01

amendment

High

HR001124S0011 - ASIMOV Program Amendment 02

amendment

High

HR001124S0011 ASIMOV Proposal Instructions and Volume I Template

proposal-template

High

ASIMOV BAA FAQs Version 1.3

q-and-a

Low

ASIMOV Controlled Unclassified Information Guide

specifications

Low

ASIMOV FAQ Second Round

q-and-a

Low

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PhaseAwarded

PostedJan 25

Presolicitation

Deadline changedJan 25

Response deadline time changed from 12:00 PM UTC to 4:00 PM UTC on Mar 28, 2024.

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AwardedOct 7

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

10/23/2024, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8651 Afrl Rwk

Contacts1 person available

OfficeEGLIN AFB, FL, 32542-6810, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → FA8651 Afrl Rwk

Office AddressEGLIN AFB, FL, 32542-6810, USA

Contacts

Jane Ellison Contracting Officer

contact@example.gov

Full Description

The Autonomy Standards and Ideals with Military Operational Values (ASIMOV) program aims to develop benchmarks to objectively and quantitatively measure the ethical difficulty of future autonomy use-cases and readiness of autonomous systems to perform in those use-cases within the context of military operational values. The rapid development and impending ubiquity of autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies across both civilian and military applications require a robust and quantitative framework to measure and evaluate not only the technical but, perhaps more importantly, the ethical ability of autonomous systems as they emerge beyond R&D. To that end, ASIMOV will tackle this challenge through the development and demonstration of quantitative autonomy benchmarks. ASIMOV is not developing autonomous systems or algorithms for autonomous systems. The ASIMOV program intends to create the ethical autonomy lingua franca to enable the Developmental Testing/Operational Testing (DT/OT) community to meaningfully evaluate the ethical difficulty of specific military scenarios and the ability of autonomous systems to perform ethically within those scenarios. ASIMOV performers will need to develop prototype generative modeling environments to rapidly explore scenario iterations, variability, and across a spectrum of increasing ethical difficulties. If successful, ASIMOV will build the foundation for defining the benchmark with which future autonomous systems will be gauged.