AI-Assisted RMF Pre-Adjudication for Research, Development, and Rapid Prototyping Environments
SBIR Opportunity Analysis
The Defense Logistics Agency is seeking SBIR proposals for an AI-assisted, artifact-centric pre-adjudication tool to improve the quality of Risk Management Framework documentation in research, development, and rapid prototyping environments. The work centers on analyzing draft RMF artifacts such as control implementation statements and system architecture documents to identify missing, inconsistent, or weak entries and to generate structured feedback with confidence scoring. The solution should distinguish narrative from sufficient evidence, use an explicit human attestation mechanism, and support pre-adjudication without automating authorization decisions or reducing governance rigor. Phase I calls for a prototype demonstration in a government-approved R&D sandbox, with traceable findings and an assessment of potential rework reduction, and Phase II may expand validated capabilities and integration with enterprise RMF workflows. The opportunity is open under DLA26BZ02-NV006, with proposals due June 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC; Phase I is limited to 12 months and $100,000, and Phase II is limited to 24 months and $1,000,000.