AI Enabled Molecular Models and Leveraging Service

The issuing agency is seeking a vendor to provide artificial intelligence enabled molecular models and leveraging services focused on molecular design, synthesis, and related applications. The agency needs to develop and conduct technical evaluations and risk assessments of training data sets, model architectures, computing systems, and related infrastructure. These assessments must identify vulnerabilities and dual-use capabilities within AI molecular models that could be exploited by nefarious actors. The project requires the identification of key foreign stakeholders involved in AI enabled molecular design and production. The agency wants to engage academic researchers in the chemical or biological sciences, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and developers of AI molecular models in academia or industry, and likeminded governments. Additionally, the agency requires the development of tools, methodologies, and other resources that leverage beneficial applications of AI to detect and counter illicit chemical and biological material acquisition, development, diversion, proliferation, weaponization, and use activities. Eligible bidders must be onshore organizations based solely in the United States. The agency requires all performance of the work to be conducted offsite. The agency is currently looking for proposals to establish the budget, and no specific key dates or further evaluation criteria are provided in the sourcing details.