Mobile Targets (Remotely-Controlled Vehicles)
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command seeks proposals to provide 24 remotely-controlled vehicles and up to eight control teams to serve as moving targets for the Singapore Armed Forces exercise XFS21 at Mountain Home Air Force Base from September 13-23, 2021. The RCVs must be able to be controlled remotely from up to 16 kilometers away and navigate varied terrain at speeds up to 80 kph while towing 8.6-meter targets. Control teams must be able to operate the RCVs simultaneously from multiple control points. Proposals are due by May 21, 2021.
The opportunity is set aside for total small business and will likely be classified under NAICS code 488190 (Other Support Activities for Air Transportation) with a primary PSC code of V999 (Other Miscellaneous Commercial and Governmental Services). Contractors will be required to provide 24 RCVs in at least two colors, 18 tow-box targets, 12 temporary shelters, and maintain reliable communication between RCVs and controls points from September 10-23, 2021 to support approximately 600 Singapore Armed Forces members and 100 US personnel during the exercise.
FA489721Q0024 Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command
5/7/21, 10:49 AM Mobile Targets (Remotely-Controlled Vehicles)
This solicitation seeks proposals to provide 24 remotely controlled vehicles and 18 towed targets to support a Singapore Armed Forces training exercise at Mountain Home Air Force Base from September 13-23, 2021. The Department of the Air Force is procuring these mobile targets to allow Singapore fighter aircraft and helicopters to engage the vehicles with inert bombs, rockets and guns as part of the XFS21 exercise. Offerors must demonstrate meeting requirements for vehicle dimensions and control distances during an August demonstration with proposals due by July 16th evaluated based on technical qualifications, past performance and price.
The total small business set-aside solicitation has a place of performance in Mountain Home, Idaho and seeks pricing for line items delivered between exercise dates. Specifically, the contractor must provide 24 RCVs in two colors along with up to eight control teams to operate 18 towed targets from stations up to 10 miles away during day and night operations. The Air Force will coordinate frequencies, provide secure staging, and dispose of equipment after completion of the Singapore Armed Forces training from September 13-23, 2021.
FA489721Q0024 Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command
6/24/21, 2:58 PM Mobile Targets (Remotely-Controlled Vehicles)
This pre-solicitation notice seeks capabilities packages from interested parties to provide remotely controlled vehicles and tow targets to support exercise XFS21 at Saylor Creek Range and Orchard Combat Training Center from September 13 through October 28, 2021. The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command requires a minimum of 24 remotely controlled vehicles in two colors along with 18 box tow targets and one SUV tow target. Responses are due no later than October 26, 2020 and should be no more than five pages outlining capabilities to provide the required services, including three past performance references. Evaluation will consider the firm's ability to operate 2-6 remotely controlled vehicles simultaneously at Saylor Creek Range and 1-2 vehicles at Orchard Combat Training Center while overcoming any control or transmission obstacles.
There is no set-aside designated for this requirement. The selected contractor must demonstrate capability to provide the services during a trial run in May/June 2021 and handle all associated administrative, logistical, and maintenance support throughout the exercise period. The contractor will be responsible for management and labor to operate and maintain the remotely controlled vehicles and tow targets.
FA489721S0276 Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command
10/5/20, 2:19 PM Mobile Targets (Remotely-Controlled Vehicles)
Coastal Defense Inc was awarded a contract by the Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command on July 23, 2021 for remotely-controlled vehicles. The contract, valued at $1,855,512, is to provide 108 mobile targets for use in air combat training exercises. This small business set-aside award will supply the Air Force with remotely piloted vehicles to serve as stand-in adversaries for pilots to train against.
FA489721P0039 Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command
7/28/21, 9:38 AM