CDAO DRAID

Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) (formerly JAIC), Data Readiness for Artificial Intelligence Development (DRAID)

Contract #: W52P1J-22-G-0037

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. CDAO established the DRAID Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) in order to provide DoD components with comprehensive data management solutions designed to make data AI-ready. The ultimate goal of this vehicle is to enhance decision-making, operational efficiency, and planning at government agencies, with a focus on ethical standards, security, and data quality.

Scope of Contract: The DRAID BOA encompasses all aspects of data science and management in relation to AI models and solution development, testing, and operation. This includes the ability to create, acquire, curate, prepare, mange, store, and secure data sets for DoD use. Areas covered under the BOA include:

Data Science
Data Engineering
Data Architecture
Data Acquisition and Curation
Data Quality and Analysis
Synthetic Data Generation and Data Anonymization
Software Development, Modification, and Configuration
Enterprise Information Management and Governance
Cloud Integration and Alignment

Contract Features

Contract Type: Vehicle: Multiple Award Blanket Ordering Agreement (MA BOA); TOs: Firm Fixed Price (FFP)/Time & Material (T&M)/Hybrid
Ceiling Value: $241 Million
Task Order Competition Required: Full and open among BOA holders
Ordering Period:March 11, 2022 – March 10, 2027
Service Fee: N/A
Contract NAICS Code(s): 518210

Benefits: DRAID offers a strategic advantage to the government in strengthening its AI capabilities, addressing the full lifecycle of AI data management. DRAID provides for highly customizable, forward-looking partnerships with industry. At the same time, DRAID eases the procurement process by eliminating the need for multiple, individual component RFPs across vehicles to obtain a unified data solution.