Procurement Summary
Country : USA
Summary : Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Office 2024 Sources for Company Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (Suas)
Deadline : 31 Mar 2024
Other Information
Notice Type : Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 98007730
Document Ref. No. : W58RGZ-24-SS-SUAS
Competition : ICB
Financier : Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership : Public
Tender Value : Refer Document
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Description
Purpose: This Sources Sought is to assess available and viable Company Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System candidates for a follow-on demonstration in support of the United States Army Maneuver Elements. Additionally, these UASs may fulfill a Directed Requirement initiative or future Urgent Capability Acquisition. The UAS must be 2020 NDAA Sec 848 and 2023 NDAA Sec 817 compliant or demonstrate a path to compliance.
Background: The Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Project Manager (PM), Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, seeks information on a commercial off the shelf, production ready, attritable, cost-effective, and affordable, small UAS which will be employed at the maneuver small unit level. The system-s baseline mission characteristics include a rapidly reconfigurable, modular payload capability to execute mission changes across the primary reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition mission with additive capabilities to execute target identification, communications relay, and kinetic missions. The system configuration has been defined as a minimum of two air vehicles with modular mission payload capability, one Ground Control Station and ancillary equipment capable of operations in day, night and adverse weather conditions (wind and rain in particular). Ancillary equipment is defined as batteries, cables, initial spare parts, operator/maintenance manuals, and packaging. The users operationally dynamic mission changes require a system with a common payload interface to rapidly remove and install air vehicle mission payloads.
Capabilities: The desired Company Level SUAS capabilities are listed below:
Aircraft Maximum Gross Take Off Weight less than 55 lbs. Soldier Portable System (2 person or less) Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Minimum Line of Sight datalink range 10 km Minimum mission coverage/endurance - 8 hours over 24-hour period Modular Mission Payloads: EO/IR Sensor Communication Relay/ Network Extension of the ITN...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID W58RGZ-24-SS-SUAS Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier DEPT OF THE ARMY Major Command AMC Sub Command ACC Sub Command 2 ACC-CTRS Sub Command 3 ACC RSA Office W6QK ACC-RSA
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought (Updated)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-06:00) CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, CHICAGO, USA
Updated Published Date: Mar 01, 2024 01:05 pm CST
Original Published Date: Mar 01, 2024 10:54 am CST
Updated Response Date: Mar 31, 2024 04:00 pm CDT
Original Response Date: Mar 31, 2024 04:00 pm CDT
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
Updated Inactive Date: Apr 15, 2024
Original Inactive Date: Apr 15, 2024
Initiative: None
Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 1550 - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
NAICS Code: 336411 - Aircraft Manufacturing
Place of Performance: Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 USA
Documents
Tender Notice