Notice2022-23811
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement-Artificial Intelligence (AI) Detection With Coast Guard Optical Sensors
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November 2, 2022
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Abstract
The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with companies to evaluate autonomous detection and tracking systems to determine its potential use in Search and Rescue planning. The Coast Guard will provide video output from various sensors to detect and characterize targets for search along with collaboratively developing methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the autonomous detection and tracking systems to allow for the integration with accepted search planning systems and methodologies. From a recent demonstration, the Coast Guard is currently considering partnering with Zelim to investigate their artificial intelligence-based casualty detection system, SARBox, and solicits public comment on the possible participation of other parties in the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that participation. The Coast Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in similar CRADAs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66204-66206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23811]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Coast Guard
[Docket No. USCG-2022-0348]
Cooperative Research and Development Agreement--Artificial
Intelligence (AI) Detection With Coast Guard Optical Sensors
AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.
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ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces its intent to enter into a
cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with companies
to evaluate autonomous detection and tracking systems to determine its
potential use in Search and Rescue planning. The Coast Guard will
provide video output from various sensors to detect and characterize
targets for search along with collaboratively developing methods to
evaluate the effectiveness of the autonomous detection and tracking
systems to allow for the integration with accepted search planning
systems and methodologies. From a recent demonstration, the Coast Guard
is currently considering partnering with Zelim to investigate their
artificial intelligence-based casualty detection system, SARBox, and
solicits public comment on the possible participation of other parties
in the proposed CRADA, and the nature of that participation. The Coast
Guard also invites other potential non-Federal participants, who have
the interest and capability to bring similar contributions to this type
of research, to consider submitting proposals for consideration in
similar CRADAs.
DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before December 2,
2022. Synopses of proposals regarding future CRADAs must also reach the
Coast Guard on or before December 2, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
following website instructions. Submit synopses of proposals regarding
future CRADAs to Ms. Shelly Wyman at her address listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice
or wish to submit proposals for future CRADAs, contact Ms. Shelly
Wyman, Project Official, Aviation Branch, U.S. Coast Guard Research and
Development Center, 1 Chelsea Street, New London, CT 06320, telephone
860-271-2600, email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d7f696e0044434b426d585e4e4a03404441"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e4b6a0a7c98d8a828ba491978783ca898d88">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Participation and Request for Comments
We request public comments on this notice. Although we do not plan
to publish responses to comments in the Federal Register, we will
respond directly to commenters and may modify our proposal in light of
comments.
Comments should be marked with docket number USCG-2022-0348 and
should provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. You
should provide personal contact information so that we can contact you
if we have questions regarding your comments; but please note that all
comments will be posted to the online docket without change and that
any personal information you include can be searchable online. For more
about privacy and the docket, visit <a href="http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice">http://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice</a>. We do accept anonymous comments.
We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. If your material cannot be submitted using
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, contact the Coast Guard (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Documents mentioned in this notice and all public
comments, will be in our online docket at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
and can be viewed by following that website's instructions.
Additionally, if you go to the online docket and sign up for email
alerts, you will be notified when comments are posted.
Do not submit detailed proposals for future CRADAs to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Instead, submit them directly to the Coast Guard
(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Discussion
CRADAs are authorized under 15 U.S.C. 3710(a).\1\ A CRADA promotes
the transfer of technology to the private sector for commercial use, as
well as specified research or development efforts that are consistent
with the mission of the Federal parties to the CRADA. The Federal party
or parties agree with one or more non-Federal parties to share research
resources, but the Federal party does not contribute funding.
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\1\ The statute confers this authority on the head of each
Federal agency. The Secretary of DHS's authority is delegated to the
Coast Guard and other DHS organizational elements by DHS Delegation
No. 0160.1, para. II.B.34.
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CRADAs are not procurement contracts. Care is taken to ensure that
CRADAs are not used to circumvent the contracting process. CRADAs have
a specific purpose and should not be confused with procurement
contracts, grants, and other type of agreements.
Under the proposed CRADA, the Coast Guard's Research and
Development Center (R&DC) will collaborate with one or more non-Federal
participants. Together, the R&DC and the non-Federal participants will
evaluate autonomous detection and tracking systems to determine their
potential for search and rescue planning that may greatly increase
mission performance on select USCG platforms and improve Maritime
Domain Awareness(MDA) capability.
We anticipate that the Coast Guard's contributions under the
proposed CRADA will include the following:
(1) In conjunction with the non-Federal participant(s), develop the
demonstration test plan to be executed under the CRADA;
(2) Provide video output from various Coast Guard sensors to test
and integrate with non-Federal participant(s) autonomous detection
systems;
(3) Provide access to and coordinate the use of necessary Coast
Guard facilities, surface assets, and R&D Center equipment to
facilitate assessments. Responsible for ensuring that all necessary
approvals have been obtained before the execution of the test plan;
(4) Provide discussions on sound search planning theory to help
identify ways of collecting quantitative measures to better define the
effectiveness of AI technology compared to current SAR efficiency
calculations;
(5) Collaboratively collect and analyze demonstration test plan
data; and
(6) Collaboratively develop a summary documenting the
methodologies, findings, conclusions, and recommendations of this CRADA
work.
We anticipate that the non-Federal participants' contributions
under the proposed CRADA will include the following:
(1) Provide the autonomous detection and tracking system and all
other equipment to conduct the demonstration described in the
demonstration test plan;
(2) Provide engineering support, including all required operators
and technicians to conduct the demonstration;
(3) Provide shipment and delivery of all autonomous detection and
tracking system equipment required for the demonstration; and
(4) Provide travel and associated personnel and other expenses as
required.
(5) Assist with compiling the results of the demonstration(s) with
R&D Center that documents the methodologies, findings, conclusions, and
recommendations under this CRADA.
The Coast Guard reserves the right to select for CRADA participants
all, some, or no proposals submitted for this CRADA. The Coast Guard
will provide no funding for reimbursement of proposal development
costs. Proposals and any other material submitted in response to this
notice will not be returned. Proposals submitted are expected to be
unclassified and have no more than five single-sided pages
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(excluding cover page, DD 1494, JF-12, etc.). The Coast Guard will
select proposals at its sole discretion on the basis of:
(1) How well they communicate an understanding of, and ability to
meet, the proposed CRADA's goal; and
(2) How well they address the following criteria:
(a) Technical capability to support the non-Federal party
contributions described; and
(b) Resources available for supporting the non-Federal party
contributions described.
Currently, the Coast Guard is considering Zelim for participation
in this CRADA, because they have a solution in place for providing an
AI casualty detection system that can be used on multiple platforms
using Coast Guard optical sensors. However, we do not wish to exclude
other viable participants from this or future similar CRADAs.
This is a technology demonstration effort to evaluate and assess
how AI detection can be utilized with Coast guard optical sensors. The
goal of this CRADA is to identify and determine methods of checking
effectiveness of AI systems compared to current accepted Search and
Rescue standards and determine their potential use in a maritime
environment by the first responder and the DHS operational components.
Special consideration will be given to small business firms/consortia,
and preference will be given to business units located in the U.S.
This notice is issued under the authority of 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 15
U.S.C. 3710(a).
Dated: October 27, 2022.
Daniel P. Keane,
Captain, USCG, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Research and
Development Center.
[FR Doc. 2022-23811 Filed 11-1-22; 8:45 am]
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