Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate Challenge Grant for Unmanned System Security

The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate (AFRL/RW) seeks solutions that directly maintain and/or cultivate a diverse, world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workforce to maintain the U.S. Air Force and Space Force’s technological superiority.

AFRL/RW seeks information from organizations that can execute a STEM challenge for undergraduate science and engineering students. The challenge will be centered on a Quadrupedal Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Q-UGV) and will focus on finding the best solution to utilize a Q-UGV to provide facility and perimeter security.

The Following are the primary areas that the challenge must undertake:

1 – Find a way to automate the Q-UGV so that it can perform security without the need of the tablet to control it

2 – Utilize all of the available sensors in a way that provides the maximum amount of coverage/security

As a capacity of the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Science and Technology (S&T) workforce is interconnected with STEM education and out reach, AFRL/RW recognizes the need to support efforts that can jointly improve STEM student outcomes and align education and outreach efforts with DAF S&T current and future workforce.

Please provide responses to this RFI by email to Jane Ellison at jane.ellison@us.af.mil no later than 13 Jul 2022, by 1:00 PM central time zone. Please include RFI number RFI-FA8651-01 in the subject line. All inquires concerning this RFI are to be sent to Jane Ellison. There is not funding to be provided for responses to this notice. This is not the award of a grant. This is to understand if the capability is available to potentially award a grant for this effort.