Sources Sought R80.docx

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

Air Force Installation Contracting Center

03 Sep 2026

772nd ENTERPRISE SOURCING SQUADRON

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

1. THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED AS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. This notice DOES NOT constitute a Request for Proposal or complete package outlining the technical competencies/qualifications of the prospective contractor, nor does it represent any commitment by the Government. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist.

2. The United States Air Force (USAF) has a requirement in support of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center (AFCEC) for one 5-year contract supporting the procurement of depot-level (D-leve) maintenance inclusive of extended factory warranty, new operator and instructor training licenses and sustainment of existing training licenses on the FLIR online training portal, and spares in support of the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair program. This maintenance includes all associated FLIR equipment, payloads, sensors, and tether part of the sUAS. Depot level maintenance must cover a return to factory specifications and provide for an extended warranty following completion. Estimated quantities of each:

1. D-Level Maintenance – Provide D-Level Maintenance which covers return to factory specifications on an estimated one-hundred and twenty-five (125) R80 Skyraiders incl. payloads, ground control units, tether, and sensors. This is the total over all five years.

2. Instructor and Student Pilot online training licenses (new) estimated at 5 instructor and 125 student annually for 5 years.

3. Initial Spares estimated as below:

For the USAF to better understand the capabilities of the industry, please address the following questions:

Relevant Experience/Qualifications

I. Has the vendor previously provided or are you authorized to provide depot level maintenance and operator and instructor training on the existing FLIR training portal for the R80 SkyRaider sUAS and associated ground control systems including sensors?

II. Has the vendor provided spare parts or are you authorized by the OEM to provide spare parts for the R80 SkyRaider sUAS?

III. Has the vendor sold or are they authorized to sell the R80 SkyRaider sUAS by the OEM?

IV. Does the vendor have experience meeting Department of Defense (DoD) cybersecurity standards, such as Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and the Risk Management Framework (RMF)?

V. Does the vendor hold or is the vendor pursuing Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) at the level appropriate for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (level is still TBD for this requirement)? Identify your CMMC level, status/timeline, and current SPRS score.

VI. Does the vendor have experience ensuring they comply with 52.240-91 as it relates to drones?

VII. To what extent does the vendor rely on subcontracts?

3. The Government is performing market research primarily to locate firms with the capability to execute the entire requirement of this anticipated Sources Sought. Therefore, all business concerns are invited to provide a capability statement in response to this requirement. It is required for all contractors to be registered to do business with the Government in the System for Award Management (SAM) before any award is made. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on SAM registration at the following website: https://www.sam.gov/. This announcement does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any preparation costs for this effort.

4. The Government strongly encourages any firms interested in such work to submit a capability statement that addresses, as a minimum, the questions presented within this announcement as well as all areas of the SOW. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. The NAICS for this procurement will be 488190 which has a size standard of $40M, please provide whether you are a small business under this NAICs code and this must be included in your registration under SAM.gov.

5. Contractors who can provide these services and systems should submit in writing an affirmative response which includes as a minimum the following information:

I. What is the name of your business Cage Code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI)?

II. What is your business address?

III. Provide a point of contact to include telephone number and email address.

IV. Based on your professional experience in the private sector, would you consider this requirement to coincide with work typically provided in the commercial market?

V. Specify your business type (Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) Certified Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business) based upon your recommended NAICS code. Specify all that apply.

VI. Would your firm propose on this project as a prime contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), prime contractor with team member subcontractor(s), or a joint venture? If you have proposed a joint venture, identify to the extent possible, your team members. Identify the business size of your team members or joint venture firms. If a teaming arrangement is planned, give details to the extent practicable on how the team likely will be composed. See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 9.6 for Government policy on teaming arrangements and 8(a) Program regulations described in 13 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 124.513.

VII. Please provide your assessment on whether subcontracting opportunities are available and what goals would be appropriate. Please include supporting rationale.

VIII. Identify any contracts completed in the past three (3) years for the same or similar services to help determine your firm’s capability in meeting the requirements for the services identified in the attached SOW. Include any government contracts (Federal, State, or local) that you have been awarded for this type of requirement. Also, include the contract number and a government point of contact. Please also provide subcontracting percentages and dollars for the projects identified.

IX. Do you have any other comments or suggestions that you would like to share with us?

6. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a capability statement in response to this announcement. All such responses will be considered by the agency. Responses shall be no more than 5 pages single spaced front and back no smaller than Times New Roman font size 12 or equivalent.

Questions concerning this announcement shall be submitted in writing via email to the individuals listed below no later than close of business on 17 Sep 2026.

Responses shall be submitted electronically to Nathan Pennington at nathan.pennington.3@us.af.mil image1.png