1550--Drones

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration is conducting a sources sought notice for drone equipment, specifically targeting the Parrot ANAFI USA drone and related accessories for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Montrose VA campus. The procurement focuses on acquiring drones, batteries, propellers, and an anti-collision light kit, classified under NAICS Code 334220 for Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing. Interested vendors, including small businesses, manufacturers, distributors, and large businesses with equivalent equipment, are invited to submit responses via email to Aleta.Jennette@va.gov by May 9, 2025, at 10 AM Eastern Time. The solicitation is using a "brand name or equal" approach, which provides some flexibility in equipment specifications. Vendors must include their firm name, socio-economic category, complete address, and contact information in their response.

The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside for small businesses, despite targeting small business participation. No incumbent contractors or specific award values are mentioned in the documentation. The procurement is focused on a single location at 2094 Albany Post Road in Montrose, New York, suggesting a potentially limited scope of equipment acquisition. The solicitation will be archived two days after the response date, indicating a relatively compact procurement timeline. The Product Service Code for this procurement is 1550 (Unmanned Aircraft), which aligns with the drone-specific nature of the request. While the notice emphasizes that this is not a formal solicitation and does not obligate the government to issue a subsequent solicitation, it serves as a critical market research tool to assess potential vendor capabilities for future drone equipment procurement.