Credence Awarded AF VAULT SME Support Contract

January 25, 2023 — Credence is excited to be one of seven (7) awardees selected to support the AF VAULT SME support contract.

The purpose of this contract is to obtain contracted Visible Accessible Understandable Linked Trusted (VAULT) Subject Matter Expert (SME) support. The SMEs will advise on and/or perform data preparation and architecture, development of agile algorithmic solutions, evaluate and/or execute data governance and data maturity models, and conduct data analytics by using state-of-the-art mathematical and machine learning/artificial intelligence techniques and other data analytic lines of research/effort as defined in the SAF/CO Strategic Plan, Data Services Reference Architecture, and Data For A Digital Air Force. This requirement is derived from the SAF/CO mission directive mandating the CDO and the broader Air Force community utilize data as a strategic asset. The Air Force Chief Data Officer’s primary role is to ensure that timely high-quality data is available to internal and external stakeholders to fulfill mission requirements.

Services and deliverables include Data Analytics as a service in the following categories: Data Acquisition, Preparation & Architecture, Agile Algorithm Solutions, Data Governance, Data Analytics, and Data Environment Development.

All task order requests under $25M shall be routed, coordinated, and approved by the Contracting Officer Representative. All task order request over $25M shall be made through and approved by SAF/CO prior to submission to AFDW/PKS for solicitation and award.