Attachment 4. Q & A completed.pdf

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS MATRIX

Solicitation Reference

Question/Comment

Government Response

(Govt Use Only)

Resulted in change of PWS (Govt Use Only)

Change Reference (Govt Use Only)

Example:

- Attachment 8, PPQ,

- Attachment 1, PWS

Para. 2.4.(c)

- SF 1449 Section B

Example:

Please confirm the submission requirement for the PPQ.

Yes/No

Example:

Attachment 8, PPQ

1 Vanthal Technologies Inc Which payload requirement controls: the 3-pound minimum stated in the combined synopsis/solicitation, the 5-pound minimum stated on page 2 of Attachment 1, or the 900-gram minimum stated in the assembled-aircraft and unassembled-kit tables?

3-6lbs YES - PD Pg 2

- SAM

Solicitation Description

2 Vanthal Technologies Inc Does the 1-to-2-pound aircraft weight requirement refer to dry aircraft weight, ready-to-fly weight including the battery, or total takeoff weight?

Min weight 1lb - Max weight 2lb

Weight is flexible within reason

NO N/A

3 Vanthal Technologies Inc How many dual-channel chargers are required? Attachment 1 appears to state a minimum of three chargers in one location and a minimum of four, maximum of eight, in another.

Minimum of 4 dual chargers, maximum of 8 for 3500 MAH 6S LiPo batteries.

YES - PD pg 4

4 Vanthal Technologies Inc Please confirm whether the Control Receiver and Visual Sensor specification blocks on page 5 are correctly labeled.

Several RaceBand, Tramp, RF power-output, and MMCX specifications appear to describe the VTX rather than the receiver or camera.

Section is discussing transmission via VTX to goggles

NO N/A

5 Vanthal Technologies Inc Are analog FPV goggles required, or are goggles with an integrated HD receiver and digital video capability required?

Analog required NO N/A

6 Vanthal Technologies Inc Please confirm whether “STMF722RET6” is the intended flight-controller processor designation.

flight controller must be compatible with Betaflight

NO N/A

7 Vanthal Technologies Inc Are the listed component dimensions, cable configurations, connectors, and technical specifications brand-name-or-equal

Functionally equivalent NDAA-compliant components may be considered technically acceptable

NO N/A

requirements? Will functionally equivalent NDAA-compliant components be considered technically acceptable?

8 Vanthal Technologies Inc Please confirm that an offeror may identify any proposed exceptions or alternate specifications in its technical response without being automatically determined technically unacceptable.

Must be NDAA and blue UAS compliant NO N/A

9 Orion Defense

Attachment #3, Proof of Insurance

I am getting an error, “please wait” on multiple devices and mobile devices for that attachment

Download the document to a file on your computer, then open the document directly from your file. It is a live PDF

NO N/A

10 Orion Defense

Attachment #1, Purchase Description

CLIN 0004 is a single firm-fixed-price line item spanning a 3–10 day range. For evaluation purposes, should offerors price a specific Government-directed number of training days, and if so, how many?

Alternatively, will the Government accept a per-day rate with a stated total?

Price as you see fit to complete adequate instruction per day.

- PD pg 11

- SAM Solicitation Description

11 Orion Defense

SAM.gov Solicitation Page / Attachment 4, Section 1 and Section 4

The solicitation description on the Main SAM.gov page lists the payload capability as: 3-6lbs. Attachment 1, Section 1 lists the payload requirements as: 5-6lbs and Section 4 lists it as 900-2721 grams.

Clarification please as to the exact minimum payload the drone must be able to carry.

3-6lbs YES - PD Pg 2

- SAM

Solicitation Description

12 Orion Defense

Attachment 1, Purchase Description

Please confirm the 1–2 lb weight requirement refers to aircraft weight excluding the flight battery. As the required battery (6S 3500mAh LiPo) weighs approximately 1.2lbs

Min weight 1lb - Max weight 2lb

Weight is flexible within reason

NO N/A

13 Aaceses Ihmire Industries Is 1 pair of goggles and a controller required for 1 assembled kit or for example, is it 6-7 pairs of goggles and 6-7 remote controllers that will be used for 100 kits?

goggles and a controller are per pilot kit (17 total)

NO N/A

14 Aaceses Ihmire Industries Is 1 pair of goggles and a controller required for 1 unassembled kit or for example, is it 2 pairs of goggles and 2 controllers that will be used for 16 kits?

unassembled kit do not require goggles or controller

Aaceses Ihmire Industries Are the 17 FPV kits just the goggles and The FPV Pilot Kits only require the items NO N/A remote/GCS as well as the other parts and components that are needed? The 17 kits do not include the drone itself or the drone frames, just required and spare parts to assemble and disassemble the kits, correct?

These kits are the tools as well?

listed. No tool kits

15 Aaceses Ihmire Industries Can you clarify the line “One (1) flight controller 37mm x 37mm with integrated On Screen Display, STMF722RET6 processor. UARTS 4-6, compatible with Betaflight”. Clarification is needed because, we are not sure if the requirement is for a remote controller or a flight controller. This line asks for 2 different things. The flight controller is the brains of the drone which can have the STMF722RET6 chip on it but it will not have an on screen display because it is a flight controller circuit, not a remote controller or GCS. I think this may be a typo.

flight controller must be compatible with Betaflight. Flight controller on drone and any hardware on a handheld controller or GCS must be able to be altered/programmed with Beta Flight software.

NO N/A

16 Aaceses Ihmire Industries Is the STMF722RET6 chip a requirement because this chip may not be NDAA compliant? There are other American made and/or NDAA compliant flight controllers that may not use the STMF722RET6 chip?

NDAA Compliance and Blue UAS are required. If the product utilizes a different chip and processor that is within the guidelines we will consider it based on capability and functionality.

NO N/A

17 Aaceses Ihmire Industries Are the 100 kits “assembled” kits? YES. We require 100 fully assembled kits NO N/A

18 EOTECH

PD §4 — Motors & ESCs

Motors & ESC’s - Will the Government accept alternative motor and propeller combinations meeting equivalent or better thrust, payload, and speed performance in place of the named “2807 1300KV” motor specification (e.g., 2812 1300KV)?

So long as all components, hardware, software etc meet NDAA and Blue UAS compliance we are willing to consider other options. If alterations require an increase in price or require us to lessen the amount of drones we will consider cost vs reward.

NO N/A

19 EOTECH

PD §4 / §5 / §6 — Battery

Battery - Is the stated 3,500 mAh battery capacity a maximum limit or a minimum baseline? Will the Government accept higher-capacity battery packs providing greater flight endurance, provided all connector (XT60) and charging requirements are met?

Flight connector and charging requirements are imperative. If offering a greater than rating, we will again look at cost vs reward based on final price.

20 EOTECH

Frame Size/Type - Will the Government accept equivalent or superior structural

We are willing to consider alternative frame materials again based on cost vs

PD §4 — Frame Size/Type frame materials (e.g., CNC-milled G10 fiberglass, which is RF-transparent and improves long-range control link performance) in place of carbon fiber, provided all dimensional and performance requirements are met?

reward.

21 EOTECH

PD §6 — Video Transmission/Radio Control Link Protocols

Video Transmission/Radio Control Link Protocols - The Pilot Kit cable specification includes a “VTX to Brave FC Cable.” As this references a specific proprietary product, will the Government accept functionally equivalent cable sets compatible with the offeror’s proposed flight controller and video transmitter?

Primary concern is repairability. If vendor is offering an authorized substitute that still provides the option to repair without purchasing another complete system we will consider.

NO N/A

22 EOTECH

PD §1 / §4 / §5 — Payload Capacity

Payload Capacity - The solicitation synopsis states a minimum payload capacity of 3 lb;

Purchase Description Section 1 states a minimum of 5 lb; and the Section 4/5 characteristic tables state a payload range of 900g–2,721g (approximately 2–6 lb).

Please confirm the authoritative minimum payload capacity requirement for purposes of technical evaluation.

Minimum payload request after battery weight is 3 pounds at minimum up to 6 pounds.

NO - PD Pg 2

- SAM

Solicitation Description

22 Neros Technologies

SF 1449, CLINs 0002 and 0004; Attachment 1, Purchase Description, Section 1 (Scope and Mission Purpose)

CLIN 0004 requires 3 to 10 days of in-person user training, and the Purchase Description states the unassembled quadcopter kits (CLIN 0002) are intended to allow personnel to understand system architecture and practice rapid field assembly and repair.

Please confirm whether the training course under CLIN 0004 is required to include build/assembly instruction using the CLIN 0002 unassembled kits in addition to flight instruction, or whether a flight-training-only course using assembled aircraft (CLIN 0001) is acceptable.

If assembly training is required, please confirm whether it should be delivered as a single combined build-and-fly course under CLIN 0004, or scoped and scheduled as separate training events.

3-10 days are requested for building, program and flight training. This is an initial purchase with the intent to train personnel “in house” however future purchases of complete systems or part kits may become recurring and a request for new systems with increased requirements/payloads may be issued in the future based on needs and updated requirements.

23 Quadtac Systems LLC Is the Government’s current requirement intended to be a one time procurement and training event, or does the Air Force anticipate the possibility of additional future requirements for additional FPV systems, pilot kits, replacement components, and/or recurring training following successful completion of the initial contract?

It is possible there may be future procurements, but at this time there is only a one-time procurement

NO N/A

24 Quadtac Systems LLC Regarding the motor requirements in the purchase description. The spec identifies a 2807-1300KV brushless motor with a 3 to 8S input voltage rating. If there is a US-manufactured alternative motor that is a 3115-900KV with a 4 to 6S input voltage, would the government consider this or another technically equivalent US-manufactured motor acceptable, if it otherwise meets performance requirements?

We will consider alternatives so long as performance is not severely degraded. If increased MAH batteries are required, is vendor willing to include them.

FA483025Q0070

Attachment 9 ATTACHMENT 9

Questions & Answers Matrix