Statement of Work for FY26 CRW Counter-Unmanned Aerial System – Joint Base McGuire‐Dix‐Lakehurst, NJ

1. General:

In order to operate in a contested environment and enable Mobility Air Force Agile Combat Employment, Air Mobility Command (AMC) must make immediate investments in Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) capabilities for Contingency Response (CR) forces. As “first-in” forces providing the Open the Airbase Force Element, CR requires layered capabilities to detect, track, identify, disrupt, and defeat adversary unmanned aircraft systems threatening mission accomplishment, personnel, aircraft, and airfield infrastructure. The FY26 United States Air Force Expeditionary Center Strategy directs CR to resource the fight with the end state that forces have equipment to protect themselves from emerging threats. While long-term enterprise solutions continue to be assessed, the 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) requires interim C-sUAS solutions to close current operational gaps and support expeditionary airfield operations.

2. Objectives:

The CRW is currently not equipped with sufficient organic C-sUAS systems to detect, track, identify, disrupt, and defeat unmanned aircraft system threats across the full spectrum of expeditionary operations, creating vulnerabilities in airfield and asset protection. The evolving drone warfare observed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East highlights the growing requirement for integrated air defense, early warning, and low-altitude threat mitigation in support of the CR mission. This capability will provide CR forces with a layered C-sUAS package consisting of passive early warning, portable detect-and-defeat capability, and kinetic close-in defeat capability to protect the force and sustain airfield operations in contested environments.

3. Scope of Work:

The required C-sUAS equipment must be compact, lightweight, man-portable, wearable where applicable, and low-profile to preserve dismounted mobility and support expeditionary employment against mobile threats. The equipment must provide a layered capability to passively detect, track, and identify at a minimum Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems and associated ground control stations; detect, track, identify, and disrupt unmanned aircraft systems through portable electronic warfare and related defeat mechanisms; and provide a close-in kinetic defeat option against maneuvering small unmanned aircraft system threats. The equipment will be used for 621st Contingency Response Wing operations at home station and at deployed locations for training, exercises, and operational missions. The vendor shall provide the equipment necessary to improve early warning, detection, tracking, identification, disruption, and defeat of unmanned aircraft systems affecting airfield operations. The 621st CRW will be responsible for maintaining accountability of all delivered equipment.

4. Personnel:

The vendor will provide delivery of the required equipment and associated components. The maintenance, accountability, and operation of this equipment will be the responsibility of the CRW Security Forces Team.

5. The 621st CRW primary course of action (COA) is to initially procure twelve (12) and a secondary COA to procure a maximum of twelve (42) additional compact, lightweight, low-profile C-sUAS systems and associated peripherals capable of supporting layered expeditionary detect, track, identify, disrupt, and defeat functions. Equipment requirements and peripherals shall meet the following specifications:

a. Passive RF Detect, Track, and Identify Capability. Procurement quantity: Primary: 4, Additional Quantity: 14

• Operational Role. Body-worn and portable passive radio frequency spectrum monitoring and direction-finding system capable of automatically detecting, tracking, and classifying small unmanned aircraft system threats and associated ground controllers without emitting active radar or radio frequency signatures.

• Frequency Spectrum Coverage. Continuous wideband radio frequency reception covering 70 MHz to 6.0 GHz, with dedicated operational bands including 400–1800 MHz, 2.3–2.6 GHz, and 5.0–6.0 GHz.

• Frequency Resolution. Resolution bandwidth of 100 Hz or less and minimum detectable signal bandwidth of 100 Hz or less.

• Airspace Coverage and Range. 360-degree omnidirectional detection coverage with a detection range of 7 kilometers or greater when body-worn at shoulder height and 25 kilometers or greater when elevated on a tripod or mast.

• Multi-Target Tracking Capacity. Capability to simultaneously detect and track 30 or more distinct drone threats and associated remote controllers in real time.

• Classification and Threat Library. Onboard artificial intelligence and machine learning threat classification library capable of recognizing 400 or more commercial and custom drone models, supporting standard Remote ID decoding, proprietary telemetry parsing, and unique radio frequency fingerprinting.

• Size and Weight. Body-worn, MOLLE-compatible vest or pack chassis with total system weight of 1.35 kilograms (2.97 pounds) or less and dimensions of 16.5 cm x 9.5 cm x 5.0 cm or less.

• Interoperability and Alerting. Direct integration with Android Tactical Assault Kit via Cursor-on-Target over USB-C or wireless interface, with multimodal operator alerting that includes visual graphical display, audible alerts, and silent tactile or haptic notifications.

• Power and Environmental Performance. Rechargeable military-grade battery providing 6 hours or more of continuous passive monitoring, ingress protection rating of IP65 or greater, and operational temperature range of - 20°C to +55°C.

b. Portable Detect and Electronic Warfare (EW) Defeat Capability. Procurement quantity: Primary: 4,additional quantity: 14

• Operational Role. Portable, low-profile C-sUAS detect-and-defeat system capable of rapidly detecting, tracking, identifying, and disrupting Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems and associated control links in expeditionary environments.

• Mobility and Employment. Capable of being positioned, set up, calibrated, and made operational in 20 minutes or less by a single operator. Configurable for dismounted portability in fixed-site applications and capable of integration onto a vehicle platform for low-profile mobile operations.

• Ease of Use. Designed for operation without extensive technical specialization and with an intuitive operator interface.

• Coverage. Provides 360-degree detect, track, identify, and defeat capability against unmanned aircraft systems.

• Deployment. Capable of rapid deployment with minimal assembly and connection requirements.

• Operating Mode. Supports fully autonomous or human-on-the-loop electronic warfare operations, as applicable.

• Interoperability. Compatible with command-and-control interfaces including Lattice, Android Tactical Assault Kit, or comparable systems.

• Detection Method. Employs radio frequency machine learning, passive sensing, and threat libraries to detect unmanned aircraft systems and related threats based on radio frequency emissions.

• Direction Finding. Provides passive direction-finding capability to enhance operator threat awareness through

Lattice, Tactical Assault Kit, or other command-and-control systems.

• Defeat Functions. Uses integrated counter-command-and-control, counter-position/navigation/timing, and cyber-over-radio-frequency capabilities to disrupt threats, as authorized and supported by the system design.

c. Kinetic Defeat Capability. Procurement quantity: Primary: 4, Secondary Option: 14

• Operational Role. Rifle-mounted electro-optical fire control sight employing real-time computer vision algorithms to support first-round kinetic neutralization of small unmanned aircraft system threats.

• Target Acquisition. Integrated video processing engine providing automated target detection, target classification, dynamic trajectory prediction, and target lock-on.

• Fire Control Logic. Lock-track-hit fire control mechanism calculating real-time lead angle, elevation, and target velocity, and permitting trigger activation only when the weapon is aligned with the computed firing solution.

• Engagement Range. Effective daytime engagement range against moving Group 1 unmanned aircraft systems of not less than 200 meters and effective engagement range against ground targets of not less than 300 meters.

• Size and Weight. Compact standalone weapon sight weighing no more than 800 grams (1.76 pounds), with integrated see-through optical aperture and digital reticle overlay.

• Weapon Compatibility. Direct mounting to standard MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny top rail without requiring permanent weapon modification; compatible with standard 5.56mm M4/M4A1 and 7.62mm AR10/SR25 service rifles.

• Power and Endurance. Rechargeable smart lithium-ion battery providing not less than 48 to 72 hours of operational uptime or not less than 3,000 electronically gated shots per charge.

• External Sensor Links. Equipped with a data port supporting external sensor handoff, external video streaming, and C4I network connectivity for target cueing and engagement support.

5. Non-Availability of Funds: Due to the nature of government funding, the 621 CRW’s end goal of procuring a total of 54 systems will be broken into two phases. The primary phase will have 12 total systems procured, and the second phase pending availability of funding, will have another 42 systems procured. The 621 CRW reserves the right to execute the second phase up to 6 months after the initial contract is awarded.

6. Deliverables

Delivery shall occur within 120 days of the award. Items will be verified upon delivery.

ANTITERRORISM

References:

• Department of Defense Instruction O-2000.16, Volume 1 DoD Antiterrorism (AT) Standards, Standard 18

• Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) (Reference (r)) reflects current DoD AT security requirements for defense contractors

• Joint Publication 3-07.2 Antiterrorism

Terrorism is defined as: The unlawful use of violence or threat of violence to instill fear and coerce governments or societies. Terrorism is often motivated by religious, political, or other ideological beliefs and committed in the pursuit of goals that are usually political.

Antiterrorism is defined as: Defensive measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts, to include rapid containment by local military and civilian forces.

Antiterrorism:

1. As a prelude and during performance of any contract, it is critical that the Contractor be supportive of all Department of Defense (DoD) requirements to protect personnel and their families, installations, facilities, information, and other resources from terrorist acts.

2. All Contractors and Sub-Contractors are responsible for providing their personnel information on the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB MDL) Antiterrorism Program (AT). All contractors and sub-contractors will review the JB MDL AT Awareness Guide for Contractors pamphlet. During performance of work, personnel security and protection of resources is critical for the installation to maintain a safe and secure work environment.

Contractors and contracted personnel must be alert for any suspicious activities while on the installation. If any situation appears to be suspicious, immediate actions must be taken to properly notify the 87th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) Emergency Control Center (ECC) at 609-754-6001.

3. Contractors must ensure that contracted personnel and vehicles are strictly controlled during performance of duty.

For instance, contractors shall use reasonable efforts to prevent any personnel or equipment from being placed in harm’s way or in a position that could aid or abet terrorists.

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4. It is strongly recommended that all contracted personnel take the computer-based training (CBT) for the DoD-approved Antiterrorism Level I Training at: https://jko.jten.mil/courses/AT-level1/launch.html. Contractors are encouraged to contact the JB MDL Antiterrorism Office at 609-562-5362/2445 for information regarding the installation Antiterrorism Program.

5. Force Protection Condition (FPCON) Impact on Work Levels: If the JB MDL FPCON level is elevated to Charlie, the installation shall evaluate the need for contract services to be discontinued. At FPCON Delta, services are discontinued. Services shall resume when the FPCON level has been lowered.

Administrative Note: In the event of an emergency, dial 9-1-1 from any land line on the installation. The call will be routed to the ECC (609-754-6001) on the Joint Base. If you use a cell phone and dial 9-1-1, you will be routed to the county 9-1-1 dispatch (Burlington County for McGuire and Dix or Ocean County for Lakehurst). Simply inform the dispatcher that you are on JB MDL, they will route your call to the JB MDL ECC.