Vanguard Center’s Unified University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) Support (VaCUUMS)

The Applied Research Laboratory at University of Hawaii (ARL at UH), Honolulu, Hawaii, has been awarded a $75,000,000 indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to establish or maintain an essential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by an educational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and development center for Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC). The Air Force Research Laboratory is leveraging Navy Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) UARC authority to issue a sole source award under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3)(B). The Vanguard Center’s Unified University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) for Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC) Support (VaCUUMS) contract will utilize ARL at UH UARC core competencies to maintain essential engineering, research, and development capabilities at the MHPCC Vanguard Center by conducting scientific and technology investigations and by providing scientific expertise, capabilities, and interdisciplinary facilities required for progression from basic theories of knowledge to practical and realistic fielded application in the areas of: sensor development; image processing; command and control integration; advanced data visualization and analytics; machine learning; and autonomy. Work will be performed in Maui, Hawaii, and is expected to be completed May 2024. This award is the result of the sole-source acquisition under the authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(3)(B), and fiscal year 2020 RDT&E funds in the amount of $358,422 are being obligated under Task Order 0001 (FA9451-20-F-0004) at time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico is the contracting activity (FA9451-20-D-0004).