Uncrewed Plane Techniques (UAS) for the US Military – sUAS Information

Discover ID

W58RGZ-25-2-SS04

Common Info

• Contract Alternative Kind: Sources Sought

Classification

• Authentic Set Apart: N/A
• Product Service Code: 1550

Description

Uncrewed Plane Techniques (UAS) for the US Military

Product Service Code:

15 – AEROSPACE CRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

NAICS Code: 336411 – Plane Manufacturing.

336413 – Different Plane Components and Auxiliary Gear Manufacturing.

334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Steerage, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

334290 – Different Communications Gear Manufacturing.

Place of Efficiency: Military Contracting Command – Redstone, 5303 Martin Highway Sparkman Middle, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, USA

Function: This Sources Sought is for market analysis functions to evaluate Small Uncrewed Plane Techniques (sUAS) candidates, and consider the business industrial base to attain manufacturing scale to portions within the hundreds. Responses to this Sources Sought could also be used to make knowledgeable selections concerning future procurement necessities, due to this fact the UAS have to be 2020 NDAA Sec 848, 2023 NDAA Sec 817 and American Safety Drone Act of 2023 (2024 NDAA, PL 118-31, DIV A, Title XVIII, Subtitle B, SEC. 1821) compliant or show a path to compliance.

Particulars: The Military, by means of the Program Government Workplace (PEO), Aviation, is searching for distributors with options that ship the next:

• Unit price for air automobile lower than $2,000.00.
• Extra dependent gear to incorporate floor management station/controller, communications gear, goggles, batteries, and charging station for one to many controllers to UAS. Value for these things can be pretty thought-about throughout response analysis.
• Manufacturing functionality to ship an preliminary amount of methods by 30 September 2025 with the flexibility to shortly ramp manufacturing and ship bigger portions as much as 10,000 air autos inside 12 months.
• The power for our Troopers to switch, inside purpose, the system with quite a lot of third-party payloads, armaments, and munitions with out vendor involvement
• The power for our Troopers to restore the system with out vendor involvement

Intent: The Military requires low-cost UAS for rapid fielding with as much as 10,000 air autos inside 12 months. The power to ship methods at or beneath our threshold price is the first weighted measure.  The system efficiency traits will distinguish methods assembly this core requirement.  The manufacturing functionality in addition to the flexibility for Troopers to switch and restore are extra distinguishing traits. The intent for modifications is to make sure Troopers are ready so as to add easy payloads (resembling 30mm mortars, grenades, or different deadly payloads) and non-lethal capabilities primarily based on mission wants with out vendor involvement within the subject. These methods may additionally be utilized as targets throughout Counter Unmanned Plane Techniques (C-UAS) coaching and different coaching workout routines. Likewise, Soldier restore is required to permit items to completely perceive their gear and keep within the combat whereas ready for added methods / spare parts. 

This Sources Sought is meant to enrich the Authorities’s understanding from the just lately launched Sources Sought Notification for Function Constructed Attritable Techniques (PBAS), revealed on 16 April 2025 necessities. This Sources Sought focuses extra on price with out the constraints of efficiency, payloads, and different necessities within the earlier announcement.  The purpose of this Sources Sought is to ship low- price UAS options into Military formations quickly and cut back “gold plating.” The Military should increase UAS manufacturing capability throughout the commercial base. Funding is accessible to attain this capability growth.

Request: The Authorities encourages events to reply. events ought to fill out the accompanying Response Template in its entirety. events may additionally submit a one (1) web page white paper that gives extra element about your answer.

The Authorities will assess the seller responses and will invite choose distributors to show present capabilities and submit extra particulars. Vendor demonstrations will embody the complete vary of system capabilities.

Directions for White Paper Submission: Responses to this Sources Sought Notification are for data and planning functions solely and doesn’t represent a proposal. The Authorities might use FAR Half 12 or Different Transaction Authorities to contract for these UAS. This Sources Sought doesn’t commit the Authorities to a contract or an settlement for any provide or service.  The issuance of this Sources Sought doesn’t obligate or prohibit the Authorities to an eventual acquisition strategy, nor does it obligate the Authorities to concern a solicitation. The Authorities is not going to contemplate or settle for unsolicited proposals or some other sorts of gives to kind a binding contract. The data offered on this Sources Sought is topic to alter and isn’t binding on the Authorities. Respondents are answerable for all bills related to responding to this Sources Sought. The Authorities is not going to present any type of compensation or reimbursement for the knowledge offered. No contract or different binding instrument will happen due to this Sources Sought.  Subsequently, all prices related to the Sources Sought submissions are solely on the expense of the respondent submitting the knowledge.  The Authorities might request extra data upon evaluation of the submissions. Clearly mark all proprietary data.  Don’t embody labeled paperwork in your response.  Please be suggested, all data submitted in response to the Sources Sought turns into the property of the US Authorities.  The Authorities will deal with all “proprietary” marked Sources Sought data accordingly.

The Authorities might make the most of non-Authorities personnel (help contractors) to evaluation responses to this Sources Sought.  Markings on the submissions in response to this Sources Sought ought to mirror the knowledge that’s releasable to DoD help contractors solely for the needs said herein.  Responses to this Sources Sought shall not exceed the overall e-mail file dimension of 10MB.  The Authorities is not going to evaluation responses exceeding this restrict. Responses should embody a completely accomplished Response Template (offered). Responses may additionally embody a white paper that shall not exceed one (1) single-side web page on 8.5 x 11 dimension paper, shall not embody a font dimension smaller than Arial 10, and shall embody all relevant applied sciences recognized herein.  The Authorities will solely settle for data readable by Microsoft (MS) Phrase 365, MS Excel 365, and suitable variations, or Adobe Acrobat and shall have correct markings (No CLASSIFIED data). Submit all responses by way of e-mail to the purpose of contact listed beneath.  

UAS Sources Sought Responses ought to embody:
1.    Firm Identify, Distinctive Entity ID, CAGE Code, DUNS quantity, Firm Deal with, and Place of Efficiency Deal with
2.    Level of contact, together with title, title, cellphone, and e-mail handle
3.    Whether or not the enterprise is classed as a Giant Enterprise, Small Enterprise (together with Alaska Native Firms (ANCs) and Indian tribes), Veteran Owned Small Enterprise, Service-Disable Veteran-Owned Small Enterprise, HUBZone Small Enterprise, Small Deprived Enterprise (together with ANCs and Indian tribes), or Girls-Owned Small Enterprise

This Sources Sought stays open from the date of publication by means of 18 July 2025.  Events together with business corporations, establishments of upper schooling and with diploma granting packages in science and/or engineering (universities), or consortia led by such issues might submit data.  The Authorities encourages participation by small enterprise (together with ANCs and Indian tribes), veteran-owned small enterprise, service-disabled veteran-owned small enterprise, HUBZone small enterprise, small-disadvantaged enterprise (together with ANCs and Indian tribes), and women-owned small enterprise issues.

Submit all responses by 1600 hours CST 18 July 2025 to:

Elbert Clarke

Crew Lead

Contracting Officer-PCO

Military Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal

[email protected]

Miguel Harris

Contract Specialist

Aviation Directorate

Military Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal

E-mail: [email protected]

Revision: 2 July 2025 – Template Sources Sought Notification UAS 30 June 2025 MH has been substitute with Template Sources Sought Notification UAS 30 June 2025 MHRev1 

Revision: 3 July 2025 – Military Sources Sought Notification v4 1 Jul 2025 MH has been substitute with Military Sources Sought Notification v6 3 Jul 2025 MHRev1 

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