Att 2 - Market Research Focus Questions - 2026.xlsx
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- sUAS_RPRD_2026
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This is a market research questionnaire designed by the Air Force Materiel Command Lifecycle Management Center to assess contractor capabilities across five small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) lines of effort. The questionnaire collects company information including UEI, CAGE code, and primary point of contact, followed by capability and capacity assessments across hardware, software, communications, sensors, and kinetics categories.
The market research focuses on identifying available technologies and methodologies to support five distinct missions: Long Range One Way Attack, Air Interdiction, Medium Range One Way Attack, Air Launched Effects, and Medium Range Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance. For each category, the questionnaire requests detailed technical specifications—including system range, payload capacity, loiter time, datalink capabilities, autonomous functionality, production rates, lead times, and integration experience—along with contract viability information such as small business status, prior DoD/DHS awards, supply chain documentation on the DIU Blue List, SAM.gov registration, and domestic manufacturing confirmation. The questionnaire serves as a pre-solicitation tool to inform future competitive solicitations and does not constitute a request for proposals or commitment to award contracts.
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| Att 4 - SOO - RPRD Software.pdf | ||
| Att 3 - SOO - RPRD Hardware.pdf | ||
| Att 5 - SOO - RPRD Communications.pdf | ||
| Att 7 - SOO - RPRD Kinetics.pdf | ||
| Att 6 - SOO - RPRD Sensors.pdf | ||
| Att 1 - Vendor Question Log.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
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0 - Market Research Cover AFLCMC Market Research - 2026
| Company Name: | ||
| UEI (SAM): | ||
| CAGE Code: | ||
| Primary POC – Name: | ||
| Primary POC – Email: | ||
| Primary POC – Phone Number: | ||
| 1 | Is your company interested in future contracts with AFLCMC to perform Development or Production of: | Yes / No |
| 1.1 | Hardware (Group 1/2/3 vehicles and propulsion) | |
| 1.2 | Software | |
| 1.3 | Communication | |
| 1.4 | Sensors | |
| 1.5 | Kinetics |
| 2.a | Capability |
| 2.a.1 | Has your system been demonstrated in a laboratory environment within the last 12 months? |
| 2.a.2 | Has your system been demonstrated in a operationally representative environment without DoD oversight within the last 12 months? |
| 2.a.3 | Has your system been demonstrated in a operationally representative environment with DoD oversight within the last 12 months? |
| 2.a.4 | What quality management system and/or certifications do you follow? |
| 2.a.5 | If your response is YES to 2.a.2 and/or 2.a.3, did you submit video with your RFI response? |
| 2.b | Capacity | |
| 2.b.1 | What is the production rate of your system (by unit) at standard production rate? | # |
| 2.b.2 | What is the production rate of your system (by unit) at surge production (1.5 times standard rate)? | |
| 2.b.3 | How many months could you sustain surge production without compromising quality? | |
| 2.b.4 | If not currently in production, what is the anticipated production rate of you system (by unit) within the next 24 months at standard production rate? | |
| 2.b.5 | If not currently in production, what is the anticipated surge production rate (1.5 times standard rate) of you system (by unit) within the next 24 months at standard production rate? | |
| 2.b.6 | How many months do you anticipate you could sustain surge production without compromising quality? | |
| 2.b.7 | What is your required lead time from order to start of production? |
| 3 | Contract Viability | Yes / No |
| 3.1 | Is your company considered Small Business? | |
| 3.2 | Have you been awarded a contract through DoD or DHS for UAS development in the past 24 months? | |
| 3.3 | Have you been awarded a contract through DoD or DHS for UAS production in the past 24 months? | |
| 3.4 | Do all of your critical components have documented supply chains identified on the DIU Blue List, or a current candidate for Blue List inclusion? | |
| 3.5 | Are you considered a Non-Traditional Defense Contractor? | |
| 3.6 | Is your company registered on SAM.gov? | |
| 3.7 | Is your system, or any components of your system, manufactured outside of the United States? If so, please list the country/countries. | |
| 3.8 | Is your system a commercial product? | |
| 3.9 | What is your US Government CAGE Code? | # |
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1 - Hardware
| Hardware | Response | |
| 1.1 | What is the range of your system in nautical miles? | |
| 1.2 | What is the payload capacity of your system in pounds? | |
| 1.3 | Is there a position, navigation, and timing solution fully integrated/verified for your system? | |
| 1.4 | Is there a stable common control interface for your system? If so, what version? | |
| 1.5 | What is the loiter time in minutes for your system? | |
| 1.6 | What is the loiter speed for your system? | |
| 1.7 | What is the loiter Sprint Speed for your system? | |
| 1.8 | Is your system multi-mission capable? If so, what known missions? | |
| 1.9 | Can your system command and control function operate beyond line-of-site? | |
| 1.10 | What datalinks does your system feature? | |
| 1.11 | Is your system autonomous? | |
| 1.12 | Weight of your system fully operational, max capacity? | |
| 1.13 | What is the means of propulsion for your system? | |
| 1.14 | Have you led integration with other subcontracted components/part of a integration effort? | |
| 1.15 | Have you integrated Government developed software into your system? | |
| 1.16 | What is your system engagement speed when striking a target? | |
| 1.17 | Is your system hardened against GPS jamming and/or EW, and to what extent? | |
| 1.18 | What is the average set up time for a trained user from unboxing to launch? | |
| 1.19 | Does your system have a digital twin? |
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2 - Software
| Software | Response | |
| 1.1 | Is your software autonomous? | |
| 1.2 | Does your software enable Common Control Interface? | |
| 1.3 | Can your software command and control function operate beyond line-of-site? | |
| 1.4 | Is there a stable common control interface for your software? If so, what version? | |
| 1.5 | What sUAS sensors have you integrated through your software? | |
| 1.6 | What sUAS communications systems have you integrated through your software? | |
| 1.7 | What sUAS position, navigation, and timing solution fully integrated through your software? | |
| 1.8 | What datalinks does your software feature? | |
| 1.9 | Have you led integration with other subcontracted components/part of a integration effort? | |
| 1.10 | Is you software capable of being updated? If so, how is it accomplished and how long does it take? |
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3 - Communications
| Communications | Response | |
| 1.1 | Is your system production ready, or planned to initiate production prior to 1 Jan 2027? | |
| 1.2 | Without disclosing classified information, is your system secure and tamper proof? | |
| 1.3 | Is your system cyber resilient? | |
| 1.4 | What range does your system have line-of-sight? | |
| 1.5 | Does your system have beyond-line-of-sight capability? | |
| 1.6 | What is the weight of your system? | |
| 1.7 | Is your system autonomous? | |
| 1.8 | For command and control, how many channels can your system support? | |
| 1.9 | Does your system have defensive electronic warfare features? | |
| 1.10 | Does your system have offensive electronic warfare features? | |
| 1.11 | Has your system interfaced on other Department of Defense systems? | |
| 1.12 | Have you led integration with other subcontracted components/part of a integration effort? |
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4 - Sensors
| Sensors | Response | |
| 1.1 | What is the weight of your system in pounds? | |
| 1.2 | What technology is the sensor based on? (Acoustic, ESM, EO/IR, Etc) | |
| 1.3 | Can the data from your sensor be ported off the vehicle in flight? | |
| 1.4 | Does your sensor employ Artificial Intelligence? | |
| 1.5 | Is you emitter passive or active? | |
| 1.6 | How long does your sensor function while in flight? | |
| 1.7 | Is there a common interface for your sensor to a sUAS platform? | |
| 1.8 | What mission do you envision your sensor will support? (ISR, targetting, etc) | |
| 1.9 | Is your sensor autonomous? | |
| 1.10 | Have you led integration with other subcontracted components/part of a integration effort? |
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5 - Kinetics
| Kinetics | Response | |
| 1.1 | Have you integrated your weapon onto a sUAS platform? | |
| 1.2 | Have you integrated system security onto your weapon? | |
| 1.3 | Have you integrated anti-tamper measures onto your weapon? | |
| 1.4 | Are there special handling instructions with your weapon? | |
| 1.5 | Are there special storage instructions with your weapon? | |
| 1.6 | Have you verified dispersion of your weapon? | |
| 1.7 | Have you verified probability of kill for your weapon? | |
| 1.8 | What is the maximum weight of your weapon? | |
| 1.9 | What is the minimun weight of your weapons (without compromising Pk)? | |
| 1.10 | How does target recognition work for your system? | |
| 1.11 | Have you led integration with other subcontracted components/part of a integration effort? | |
| 1.12 | What type of kinetic effect does your weapon offer? | |
| 1.13 | Does your fuze offer selectable effects (delay setting, void sensing, etc.)? |
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