The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division, or NSWCPHD, has issued a request for information on artificial intelligence-based systems for procurement processing and documentation.
The research seeks to identify AI technologies, including natural language processing and machine learning, suitable for creating pre- and post-award documents through the tools’ comprehensive understanding and interpretation of human language, according to an NSWCPHD post on Tradewinds Friday.
Potential Navy Tool Development Opportunities
The post noted that the RFI’s feedback may assist the U.S. Navy unit determine future opportunities on AI tools that can help NSWCPHD and other Department of Defense entities improve procurement processes.
The RFI notice also expressed the need to develop innovative AI-powered systems for creating procurement templates, guides and other documents that minimize procurement risks, while promoting efficiency, compliance and strategic decisions across industries.
Initial Discovery Paper Submission
RFI submissions will undergo a multiple-round process of competitive assessment to pinpoint the potential approaches suitable for AI streamlining of the procurement process. Round 1 involves the submission of a brief discovery paper for assessment by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office and technology experts. The deadline for the submission of discovery papers is on April 22.
Papers deemed as having the highest potential for AI-based procurement processing will be invited to Round 2, which involves a video submission on a proof of concept for the proponent’s idea on technology implementation, such as NLP and MLP algorithm use. Qualifiers after the second round will get an invitation to Round 3, and they will be granted a request for prototype proposal to work with the government on the presented procurement processing and its projected costs.
