Army Materiel Command Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) Manufacturing Advisory Assistant

The Department of the Army's Army Materiel Command (AMC) has issued a Request for Information to conduct market research for establishing Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) component manufacturing facilities at AMC Depots and/or Arsenals within the Continental United States. AMC seeks a technical development firm with expertise in advanced manufacturing, digital integration, and cybersecurity compliance to design and implement state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities for critical SUAS components including airframes, circuit card assemblies, wiring harnesses, motors, antennas, batteries, and ground control stations. The ideal vendor must demonstrate proven experience in scaling high-tech manufacturing operations, facility design, equipment integration, cybersecurity compliance aligned with Department of Defense standards, and scalable process development using digital manufacturing tools. Key contract requirements include facility design, equipment acquisition, cybersecurity compliance with DoD standards, workforce training program development, and integration of digital manufacturing tools. Interested businesses must submit capabilities statement packages of no more than ten pages by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on October 1, 2025, to the Lead Mechanical Engineer Nicholas Paras and TYAD UAS Project Manager Christopher Volch via email.

This pre-solicitation notice indicates no current set-aside designation, though the RFI notes that the resulting contract may be set aside for small businesses based on market research responses. No incumbent contractors are identified in the documentation, and no specific award values or budget ranges are disclosed at this market research stage. The manufacturing facility must be capable of producing 120,000 SUAS units by 2026, with aggressive scaling requirements to reach 1,000,000 units by 2030. The contract will be unclassified and must comply with Berry Amendment specialty metals restrictions. Multiple awards may be made under the resulting procurement, and the opportunity falls under NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) with Product Service Code R499 (Support-Professional: Other).