ASCA has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for strategic projects to be delivered through the Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) program for the capability effect of Decision Advantage.
Decision Advantage refers to the ability to process, analyse, and act upon information faster and more accurately than adversaries. The EDT Decision Advantage Program will not deliver short-term acquisition outcomes – it will deliver discovery, new knowledge, concepts and prototypes to help protect against surprise and build capability to provide an international capability edge for Australia.
This call to market is seeking cutting-edge and innovative proposals that apply to one of more of the technology areas outlined in the Opportunity Statements approved by the Chief Defence Scientist. These areas are:
- Automated Data Integration & Interpretation
- Machine Reasoning
- Multi-Modal Data Fusion
- Augmented Human-Machine Reasoning
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agents
- AI Multi-Modal Foundation Model
- AI Orchestration.
This RFP will remain open for approximately three months, closing in early 2025 with delivery commencing mid-2025. Additional details regarding the Decision Advantage RFP can be found on AusTender.
An EDT Decision Advantage RFP Co-Design Workshop will be conducted Friday November 22 in Canberra, ACT. Attendance is available virtually and in-person, however in-person attendance will be limited to two per company. ASCA will review registrations to ensure the limit is not exceeded per company.
Specific details of in-person attendance will be sent after registration. Registration for virtual and in-person attendance can be found via Eventbrite website.