CDAO AI T&E

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) (formerly JAIC), Artificial Intelligence Test & Evaluation (AI T&E)

Contract #: W52P1J-22-A-0079

Brief Description: The Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) was established in 2018 to be the focal point of the DoD AI Strategy to accelerate scaling AI and its impact across the DoD. JAIC was integrated into the CDAO in 2022. Working closely with the Services, Combatant Commands, and other Components, CDAO is responsible for accelerating DoD adoption of data, analytics, and AI from the boardroom to the battlefield to enable decision advantage. The CDAO established the AI T&E BPA to acquire new and innovative AI test tools, capabilities, and services that can enable the DoD to rapidly test and validate AI capabilities developed for DoD operations and missions.

Scope of Contract: The CDAO AI T&E’s scope includes acquisition, development, integration, operation, support, and use of AI tools and services to conduct AI testing on AI models and software applications. Task areas include:

AI T&E Solutions
T&E and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services
Other Technologies that support AI, automated, and autonomous systems and DoD AI Ethical Principles
Alignment/Integration with the Joint Common Foundation (JCF) Ecosystem

Contract Features

Contract Type: Vehicle: Multiple Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (MA BPA); TOs: Firm Fixed Price/Time & Materials (T&M)/Hybrid
Ceiling Value: $249 Million
Task Order Competition Required: Fair and open among BPA holders
Ordering Period:January 28, 2022 – January 27, 2027
Service Fee: N/A
Contract NAICS Code(s): 541511

Benefits: The AI T&E BPA provides for scalable, secure, and adaptable software solutions to address critical challenges in AI testing, empowering the DoW to develop and deploy AI systems with confidence. TOs under this BPA work to ensure the robustness, resiliency, explainability, and competence AI, enhancing reliability and streamlining testing.