Data Analytics & AI to Counter Global Diversion

This contract aims to strengthen global export control systems through advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence, focusing on identifying and preventing the diversion of controlled commodities. It includes three core components: analyzing trade data to uncover patterns of illicit activity, developing intuitive data visualizations and dashboards to aid decision-making, and providing training to export control authorities to leverage these tools effectively. A smartphone application will be engineered for frontline officers to rapidly detect and identify controlled items in the field, enhancing real-time enforcement capabilities. Additionally, the initiative will equip recipient agencies with the skills to engage proactively with regulated industries, using emerging proliferation trends to tailor outreach, improve compliance, and preempt potential violations. The effort is led by the Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation under the Department of State, with a solicitation window open until August 21, 2026, and is designed to support international nonproliferation objectives through technology-driven capacity building.