Gray Eagle Uncrewed Aircraft System Technical Services

Notice Type: Request for Information/Sources Sought

Synopsis: Request for Information (RFI) for MQ-1C Gray Eagle Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Technical Services (TS) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY

This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and to identify interested sources. It does not constitute an invitation for bid, a Request for Proposal (RFP), a solicitation, a request for quote or a promise to issue such documentation in the future. Funding is not available at this time. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Army is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party's expense. 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 the System for Award Management, SAM.gov, website. It is the responsibility of the potential responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this subject.

The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The U.S. Army has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

Additionally, responses may include data that the offeror does not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the Government except for informational purposes. If your company wishes to restrict use of the data, the response must be marked appropriately.

The Government will utilize non-Government personnel (support contractors) to review and evaluate white papers submitted in response to this RFI. If any respondent does not currently have a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that would permit the PM UAS support contractor(s) listed below to review the respondent's RFI submission, the respondent is encouraged to sign NDAs with the listed support contractor(s) for this purpose. In any event, any markings on the submissions in response to this RFI should reflect that the information is releasable to the identified contractors solely for the purposes stated herein. The contractors listed below will be precluded from submitting a response to this RFI or any subsequent solicitation for this effort. The following is a list of support contractors who will review and evaluate the white papers:

Company, Individual Support Contractor, Telephone Number, E-mail Address

Stratagem Solutions, Inc., Jo Ann Martinez, (256) 947-6077 jo.a.martinez10.ctr@mail.mil

I3 Corps, Mark Holmes, (256) 313-5436

mark.e.holmes8.ctr@mail.mil

DESCRIPTION: This RFI is intended to seek industry input for the potential procurement for Technical Services tasks including but not limited to the conduct of Earned Value Management for Cost and Schedule Control, Pre- Planned Product Improvement (P3I) Engineering Tasks, Software Development and Updates, Payload and Weapons Integration, Flight Algorithm Validation, Obsolescence Planning and Mitigation, Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming (MUM-T), Interoperability Profile Implementation, Training System Development and Updates, Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Engineering Tasks such as ECPs resulting from PBL Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Working Groups. Configuration Management of Fielded Configurations, Publications/Documentation, Fielding and New Equipment Training (NET) and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) Deliverables in support of the Gray Eagle system.

The Government possesses an incomplete technical data package (TDP) for the Gray Eagle system. Any respondent must possess access to restricted air space for periodic flight test. The Government will not provide access to an airfield, air space or a flight test facility. Sources should provide documentation which demonstrates a strong background, history and past performance in, resolving obsolescence issues dealing with large UAS components, resolving interface issues between payloads and large UAS platforms, enhancing USG-contractor interactions, and containing cost with comprehensive cost controls. Interested vendors are encouraged to provide substantiated evidence of their capabilities and successes in the areas cited above.

Security Requirements: Responders must be eligible for a COMSEC account and demonstrate the ability to maintain National Information Security Program standards. Security requirements for any resultant contract will be a facility cleared to the Secret level with authorization to store COMSEC items and individuals with clearance eligibility to the Secret level. A sufficient number of individuals will require access to COMSEC. Potential solutions sought shall have full National Security Agency (NSA) approved Type-1 and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) level encryption capability.

Responses: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a white paper, no more than 10 pages in length, describing the responder's capabilities and potential material/services solution that meets the criteria referenced in this document. Responses are due no later than 4 December 2023.

Contracts Points of Contact (POC): Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by e-mail to the Contracting Officer, adana.p.quanshau.civ@army.mil. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. The Government does not guarantee that questions received after 4 December 2023 will be answered.