HADES RFI.pdf

GENERAL INFORMATION

1510 – Aircraft, Fixed Wing North American Industrial Classification Standard (NAICS) Codes: 336411

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS

U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Fixed Wing Division (CCAM-AVB-D) Building 5304 Martin Road Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

Description THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY – This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. Requests for solicitation or unsolicited proposal submissions will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on https://sam.gov/. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

Overview The Army Fixed Wing (FW) Project Office (PO) is seeking information regarding a requirement for up to eleven (11) Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft to support the United States Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES). The HADES will be an integrated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) system, and has a base set of modifications made by the manufacturer. The HADES Program has an Acquisition Objective of fourteen (14) total systems, inclusive of three prototypes procured under a separate contract. This will be a supply contract with embedded services.

Description Interested vendors are asked to provide a capability statement that addresses each item in sections below. The Contractor ultimately awarded this effort will be required to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, Ground Support Equipment (GSE), materials, spares, supervision, and other items and non–personal services necessary to perform the required services. Solutions proposed by interested vendors shall obtain FAA certification, to the maximum extent possible, of any design changes during missionization of the aircraft.

Aircraft Platform Requirements:

a) New OEM aircraft, Government-Owned Government Operated (GOGO).

b) Operate between 41,000 - 51,000 feet Above Mean Sea Level (MSL), with a minimum threshold of 41k or above after integration of 6,500lbs of Mission Equipment Package (MEP) integration.

c) Minimum of 14,000 pounds of payload, while maintaining 12 hours or more of unrefueled flight endurance including IFR fuel reserve requirements as outlined in AR 95-1, Flight Regulations, (12 hours + 45 minutes Total). The mission profile is to climb to the prescribed altitude within the defined operating range (41-51k ft) and then loiter in a mission racetrack pattern.

d) In-production through calendar year 2032.

e) Aircraft fuselage and empennage skin and structural components shall not be composite materials. Limited use of composite materials for nose cones, tail cones, pylons, fairings and radome is permissible.

f) Capable of sustained transit speeds (at maximum operational altitude, 51k Above Mean Sea Level) equal to or greater than 450 knots true air speed (KTAS).

g) Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) and Future Air Navigation System 1/A compliant.

h) Fully enclosed Lavatory functional to aircraft exterior water and waste servicing ports.

i) Established Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) to support Outer Mold Line (OML) efforts to support integration efforts.

j) Ability to self-deploy with a range of 6,000 nautical miles (NM).

Aircraft Platform Information:

a) Provide a Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost for a green platform.

b) Provide a ROM cost for proposed STCs to support OML changes. (e.g. wing hardpoints, a belly canoe, and radome.)

c) List any STCs (or any foreseen challenges) to integrate wing hard points, belly canoe, SATCOM cheek radome, and any Aerial-Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (A- ISR) capabilities. List the Technology Readiness Level of your company/team.

d) Provide an estimate of operational flying hour cost.

e) Provide your capacity to support U.S. Government (USG) purchase of up to 4 aircraft in a year. Assuming Contract Award in Oct 2026, provide delivery timeline for a green aircraft and a shaped aircraft.

f) Provide platform’s (excess) size, weight, power, and cooling that can be applied to mission equipment. Describe platform’s mission power distribution system.

g) List any previous commercial determinations for existing products.

h) If an aircraft OEM, list whether you worked with ISR integrators to modify aircraft. At a minimum, describe your approach to Engineering Services, Data Acquisition, Airworthiness Certification/ Qualification, and any foreseen challenges.

i) List other DoD or USG customers. Include information regarding an existing contract vehicle that would ease procurement of your platform.

j) List any Foreign Military Sales or International Sales.

k) State whether your platform has an existing flight simulator and the flight simulator level.

Location: The anticipated locations for this effort would be CONUS and OCONUS. Travelers will be required to utilize the DOD travel system

Anticipated Period of Performance: This effort is planned to be awarded as sole source and award as a Single Award Indefinite Delivery/Infinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract with an anticipated 10-year ordering period. Orders may be issued as either Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursable, or as a hybrid.

Response Requirements:

The Capability Statement Format shall be Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat Reader. Font size shall not be smaller than 12- point Times New Roman, Arial, or Aptos. Corresponding responses should be no more than 15 written pages. Interested vendors should label any information contained in the response that is considered proprietary.

All interested parties should send company and/or descriptive literature along with responses to the sections above listed in this RFI and any comments or questions by email to the following POCs:

James Pattullo - james.h.pattullo.civ@army.mil Laurel Miller - laurel.d.miller2.civ@army.mil

All questions and comments must be in writing (email responses are acceptable), no telephone calls.

This announcement supports FAR Part 10 Market Research.

The response date for this RFI is 12 February 2026 at 3:00pm (CST).

mailto:james.h.pattullo.civ@army.mil mailto:laurel.d.miller2.civ@army.mil