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This document is a Sources Sought notice issued by the Army Contracting Command - Redstone for Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS). The solicitation seeks commercially available, production-ready uncrewed aircraft platforms with modular payload capabilities for Army Maneuver Elements, targeting systems that can perform Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), communications relay, and lethal payload delivery. Interested companies must be compliant with 2020 and 2023 NDAA drone regulations and the American Security Drone Act of 2023.

The sources sought covers aerospace and aircraft manufacturing with NAICS codes 336411, 336413, 334511, and 334290, with performance at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Potential vendors must request additional information by May 2, 2025, from Contracting Officer Elbert Clarke, and submit complete responses by May 8, 2025, at 4:00 PM CST. Respondents are required to provide company details, including name, address, unique entity ID, and representative information when requesting additional solicitation details.

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• Contract Opportunity Type: Sources Sought

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• Original Set Aside: N/A

• Product Service Code: 1550

Description

Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Office 2025 Sources Sought for Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS)

Product Service Code:

15 - AEROSPACE CRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

NAICS Code: 336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing.

336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing.

334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

334290 – Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing.

Place of Performance: Army Contracting Command – Redstone, 5303 Martin Road Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, USA

Purpose: This Sources Sought is to assess commercially available and viable Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) candidates for a possible invitation for a follow-on demonstration in support of the United States Army Maneuver Elements. This sources sought may be used to fulfill future procurement requirements, therefore the Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) must be 2020 NDAA Sec 848, 2023 NDAA Sec 817 and American Security Drone Act of 2023 (2024 NDAA, PL 118-31, DIV A, Title XVIII, Subtitle B, SEC. 1821) compliant or demonstrate a path to compliance.

Background: The Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Project Manager (PM), UAS, seeks information on commercially available products that are production ready, reusable, unretrievable components (uncrewed aircraft platforms, payloads, and ancillary equipment) and cost-effective SUAS to be employed at the maneuver small unit level. FPV enabled SUAS provide the maneuver force a low cost solution with increased maneuverability, precise lethal payload delivery, and operator concealability.

As such, the PBAS FPV, hereafter referred to as PBAS, designed with baseline mission characteristics that focus on rapid reconfigurability and modular payload capabilities that allow for mission changes across target acquisition tasks, with the added flexibility to execute kinetic operations as needed. The system’s mission characteristics include a field-level reconfigurable, modular payload capability to execute the primary mission of Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), secondary mission of communications relay, and enhanced mission set of lethal payload delivery and electronic support.

Request: Interested parties who wish to receive additional details and submittal requirements for the sources sought are hereby directed to request additional information from: Elbert Clarke, Contracting Officer, elbert.clarke.civ@army.mil , copy Keandra Milligan, Keandra.g.milligan.civ@army.mil & Miguel Harris, Miguel.C.Harris.civ@army.mil by May 2, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Respondents must request (the additional information) to have sufficient knowledge in order to be responsive overall, to the Government’s request. Overall submittals are due by May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Please provide the following in your email request for additional information:

1. Company name, address, unique entity ID, and name of the individual representing the company

2. Individual position/title, email address and phone number mailto:elbert.clarke.civ@army.mil mailto:Keandra.g.milligan.civ@army.mil

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