J&A SAM Posting (Easy Aerial UAS)

The Department of the Interior's Interior Business Center posted a redacted Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition on August 1, 2026, for a sole-source Blanket Purchase Agreement with Easy Aerial Incorporated for tethered Unmanned Aerial Systems. The procurement is restricted to Easy Aerial as the only vendor determined capable of meeting the Office of Aviation Services' technical requirements for persistent aerial surveillance during incident response operations at dams, power plants, hydroelectric facilities, and Bureau of Reclamation managed lands.

Required systems must tether at least 300 feet, operate in sustained winds of at least 20 knots, achieve 24+ hour flight times while tethered, maintain operating temperatures between 0–110°F, and support rapid deployment from moving vehicles—a capability the justification identifies as unique to Easy Aerial's Easy Lite+ and Easy Mobile models. Systems must accommodate Electro Optical/Infrared cameras, digital military radios, and counter-UAS radar payloads. A sources-sought notice conducted from November 20, 2025 to December 19, 2025 generated ten vendor responses; only Easy Aerial demonstrated equivalent product capability.

The BPA carries a ceiling amount exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold with a five-year ordering period. Easy Aerial systems comply with FAR Clause 52.240-1, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act's covered UAS assessment, Executive Order 13981, and Secretary of Interior Order 3379, and are designated on the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit Blue sUAS list.