CESA: a case study in the application of expert systems technology to defense research contracting

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CESA: a case study in the application of expert systems technology to defense research contracting

Davis, L.C. / Liebowitz, J.

Because many Department of Defense research contracts require a level of technical guidance and oversight outside the knowledge of the Contracting Officer, it is necessary for research scientists or engineers, as Contracting Officer's Technical Representatives (COTRs), to provide this expertise in the administration of the contract. The paper presents a case study in the application of expert systems technology to Defense research contracting. It describes the life-cycle development of CESA, a COTR Expert System Aid built to provide assistance to the COTR community in the pre-award phase of research contract administration. In particular, it discusses the selection of a specific contracting problem domain, describes the prototype development process, discusses system testing and evaluation, and describes prototype maintenance during a projected period of extensive field testing. The paper also identifies factors contributing to the success of CESA, and concludes with a discussion of research issues relating to further CESA development.