Close Range Unmanned Aircraft Systems ISR

The Close Range Unmanned Aircraft Systems Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a comprehensive vehicle awarded by the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Air Systems Program Office. The contract supports the procurement and deployment of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and associated ISR services, with a specific focus on providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities for military operations. Contractors are required to have a secret clearance and provide 24/7 ISR services, including planning, coordination, certification, installation, pre-deployment, deployment, logistics, maintenance, flying, and post-deployment efforts for worldwide ship-based and land-based missions.

The contract is predominantly executed through firm fixed-price delivery orders, with two primary prime contractors: Insitu, Inc. (a Boeing subsidiary) and Textron Systems Corporation. Typical task orders range from $4 million to $82 million, with performance periods typically spanning 18-24 months. The task orders consistently support land-based and sea-based deployment of unmanned aircraft systems, with specific focus areas including Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A), and various international support missions. Notable task order scopes include providing unmanned aerial vehicles like the ScanEagle and RQ-21A Blackjack, field service representatives, engineering support, training, and comprehensive logistics and maintenance services. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is the primary funding agency, and none of the task orders utilized socioeconomic set-aside designations. Performance locations frequently include sites in Washington state, Maryland, and Virginia, with global operational deployment capabilities.