ARS WISPR Systems Sky Scout UAS-Brand Name

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks quotations for one unit of a WISPR Systems Sky Scout UAS (unmanned aerial system) for delivery to Mississippi State University, with quotations due September 21. This is a 100% small business set-aside, combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items under FAR Part 12, issued as RFQ 12760426Q0184; no separate written solicitation will be issued.

Place of performance is Mississippi State University, Mississippi 39762. The NAICS code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing; PSC code is 1550, Unmanned Aircraft.

The solicitation incorporates Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) contract language requiring Country of Origin identification for all products and components, verification that items are not on the Department of Commerce Entity List, chain-of-custody documentation, tamper-evident packaging, and trusted shipping channels. Personnel must comply with HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification standards and hold Position Sensitivity Designations with minimum NACI background investigations. Contractors must submit a C-SCRM Supply Chain Risk Management Plan addressing design, manufacturing, distribution, operations, and disposal phases, and demonstrate FIPS 140-2 compliant hash values for integrity verification. Vulnerability disclosure and remediation are required within 30 calendar days.

Award will be made on a firm-fixed price basis to the lowest technically acceptable offeror. Contractors must submit complete pricing in the Bill of Materials attachment (C04a_BOM_12760426Q0184) and be registered in SAM. Quotations constitute certification of compliance with all applicable federal anti-discrimination laws and Equal Protection principles.