AI Talent 2.0

The AI Talent Contract Support Basic Ordering Agreements (BOA) allows government agencies to rapidly and repeatedly onramp contractor talent needed to advise and assist the future AI ready DoD workforce.

AI Talent is a scarce commodity, and the Government must compete with large tech companies to obtain advisory and assistant support (A&AS) contractor support. Many Department of Defense (DoD) offices struggle to define the right labor categories (LCAT) and work statement to acquire such resource. The CDAO will help DoD offices identify labor categories and specific roles, write work statements and performance metrics, and deliver support rapidly.

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The DoD can advance its future AI-ready workforce by utilizing A&AS Contractor talent with competitive rates, appropriate LCATS, minimal conflicts of interest, and rapid on-ramping

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The current functions of DoD AI agencies include:

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1. Oversee the development of strategies to reduce technology and non-technology barriers to AI adoption

2. Ensure warfighting operations are functioning consistently to identify and exploit modernization opportunities

3. Coordinate information flow across the agency and with other agencies

4. Manage taskers and monitor performance measures

5. Elucidate use cases for AI

6. Deliver sustainable, useful, reliable AI Products

7. Inform Operation infrastructure design

8. Inform doctrine

9. Inform talent development/management

10. Educate leaders

11. Improve data (collection, curation, storage, and sharing)

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The AI Talent 2.0 vendors shall provide industry-leading, AI-related, non-traditional program and technical management support services and work products to DoD programs, cyber community and customers under individual task orders. This support encompasses the areas of:

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Technical Management

• Agile Development

• Cyber Analytics

• Cybersecurity Risk Management

• Integration

• DevSecOps

• Systems Engineering

• Systems Maintenance and Sustainment

• System Security Engineer

• ML Development, and Applied Data Science

• Testing

Program Management

• Administration/Operations

• Graphics

• Logistics

• Project Management

• Training

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After reviewing the needs and projections for the upcoming fiscal year, the Government has decided not to offer an on-ramp opportunity for the DRAID Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA), T&E Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), and AI Talent Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) for FY25. The CDAO team will continue to assess the situation throughout the year and will provide a public notification if there are any changes. Please continue to engage with Tradewinds for any updates regarding those specific opportunities. 

 

For industry partners interested in engaging with the CDAO, we encourage you to submit your innovative solutions to the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace at www.tradewindai.com. We are eager to learn more about your technical capabilities and value your active participation in the Tradewinds community. 

 

Thank you for your continued support and collaboration within the Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace!