Automated Interview Development (AID)

The Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to University of South Carolina (USC) in accordance with FAR 13.5 for research on contactless blood pressure monitoring and natural language process in deception detection. The research along with the results of human subject testing, will result in the development of an avatar for automated interviews. Physiological and NLP data collection systems will be developed to process credibility assessment interviews. Various aspects of the examinee’s speech, including sentiment (negative, positive, and neutral), emotion (happy, sad, anger, disgust etc.), intent (question, acknowledgement, opinion, referral etc.) shall be recognized and classified. These features will be combined in productive ways using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques. Software will be developed that can convert the examiner and examinee speech into a written transcript and identify deceptive utterances. Physiological features based largely on novel cardiovascular information including mean arterial pressure, pulse transit time, and LVET, and including other physiological data channels such as electrodermal activity and respiration, shall also be extracted and stored in a separate database. The utility of these novel physiological features for the development of improved credibility assessment algorithms shall be explored.

USC is deemed to be the only source that can fulfill this requirement due to their unique qualification in conducting similarly research in thermal image system, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and AI creation; possessing vetted security facilities; possessing interdisciplinary expertise and internal review process; possessing specialized equipment with skilled operators; and close proximity of location allowing effective and efficient collaboration (3 blocks away).

Interested parties may identify their interest and capability in response to this synopsis. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotation and does not constitute a solicitation. However, all capability statements received prior to the closing date shall be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

If your organization has the capability of performing these services, at a minimum, supply the following information:

Business name and address; Name of company representative, business title and email; Telephone number, address, and e-mail address of POC; Business Size Standard and Type of Small Business (if applicable); Cage Code; UEID Number; A brief capabilities statement package (no more than five pages) demonstrating their ability to perform the services required under this posting. Demonstrated past performance providing similar services should be detailed, if applicable.

Please include this notice number on all documents and email correspondence. Classified Material shall not be submitted. Please transmit responses by e-mail to Jibril Cox, Contract Specialist, at jibril.h.cox.civ@mail.mil in either Microsoft Office or .pdf format. All responses must be received on or before the time specified in the announcement.