Phase I Go/No-Go Evaluation Criteria

Solicitation: Brigade UAS Prototype Project RFW-DOTAC-ARMY-2026-003 Sponsor: PM UAS / DoW Drone OTA Consortium

Key Takeaway (BLUF)

To advance to the Phase II (Flight Demonstration), a submission must receive a "GO" on all Administrative, Eligibility, and Basic Formatting criteria. Failure to meet even a single "GO" threshold will result in immediate rejection without technical review.

Evaluation criteria for Phase II (Flight Demonstration) and Phase III (Technical and Cost Evaluation) will be provided to those vendors who are invited to the flight demonstration and final evaluation phases.

1. Phase I Gatekeeper Criteria (Immediate Rejection)

These criteria are evaluated immediately upon receipt of the email. If any of these are missed, the package is rejected without being opened.

# Evaluation Factor Criteria for "GO"

Result

(GO / NO-

GO)

1.1 Submission

Email Address Send directly to BrigadeUAS@army.mil [ ]

1.2 Email Subject

Line

Must explicitly contain the solicitation number: RFW- DOTAC-ARMY-2026-003. (No solicitation number =

NO REVIEW).

1.3 Submission

Deadline Received on or before October 7, 2026. [ ]

2. Mandatory Eligibility & Security (Gate 2)

The offeror must meet these administrative and legal baseline requirements at the time of Phase I submission.

# Evaluation Factor Criteria for "GO"

Result

(GO / NO-

GO)

2.1 Consortium

Membership

Must be registered under Pool 1 (Unrestricted), Pool 2 (Small Business) or Pool 3 (Non-Traditional Defense Contractor) of the DoW Drone OTA Consortium.

2.2 SAM & UEI

Registration

Must have an active Unique Entity ID (UEI) and be registered in SAM.gov. [ ]

2.3 JCP Certification

Must have an approved DD Form 2345 (Joint Certification Program) prior to award to legally receive and handle restricted technical data.

2.4 Cybersecurity

Standards

Verification of compliance with NIST SP 800-171 for the protection of Controlled Unclassified Information. [ ]

2.5 Export Control

Compliance

Explicit confirmation of compliance with ITAR and EAR regulations. [ ]

2.6 Non-Traditional

Partnering

Traditional contractors must identify a cost-sharing approach (per Sec 5.3) or partner with a Non- Traditional Defense Contractor (NDC) per 10 U.S.C.

§ 4022.

3. Document Formatting & Page Constraints (Gate 3)

The physical white paper must strictly adhere to the formatting constraints to protect the integrity of the competitive process.

# Evaluation Factor Criteria for "GO" Result (GO /

NO-GO)

3.1 Page Limit Maximum of 5 pages (excluding the Cover Page).

Any page beyond page 5 will not be evaluated. [ ]

3.2 Typography &

Layout Must be formatted in 11 pt Arial, single-spaced. [ ]

4. Required Content Elements (Gate 4)

The white paper must address all four required structural sections. Missing sections will result in a "NO-GO".

# Required Section Must Contain:

Result

(GO / NO-

GO)

4.1 Technical

Concept

Detailed Group 3 system/component description with applicable payload specifications as related to Brigade UAS mission.

4.2 Delivery &

Production

Current manufacturing capacity, monthly production rates, lead times, and verification of immediate delivery readiness.

4.3 Demonstration

History

Past performance data and reports from previous tests/demos hosted by the United States Government.

4.4 Rough Order of

Magnitude

Cost estimate for manufacturing, testing, integration, delivery, and personnel support. [ ]

Final Evaluation Summary

[ ] ALL GOs --> PASSED Gatekeeper Evaluation. Proceed to Phase I Technical Panel Review.

[ ] ANY NO-GO --> REJECTED. Package is non-compliant and will not be reviewed further.