NDAA-compliant blue list compatible UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System)
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA26Q0577
- Agency
-
Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Place of performance
- Lubbock, Texas 79415, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service seeks one NDAA-compliant, blue list-compatible unmanned aircraft system capable of capturing high-resolution RGB and thermal imagery for plant stress and germplasm development research, with quotations due June 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 334511 with a 1,350-employee size standard.
Place of performance is Lubbock, Texas, with delivery F.O.B. Destination to the USDA-ARS Cropping Systems Research Laboratory at 3810 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415. The UAS must demonstrate approximately 30–45 second startup time, 35–45 minutes flight time, and maximum takeoff weight of 5.3–5.6 pounds. The aircraft must feature dual RGB cameras (48–52 MP wide-angle and 60–68 MP narrow-angle) and a radiometric thermal camera with 640 × 512 pixel resolution.
The Government anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order to the lowest price technically acceptable quoter and intends to make one award. Pricing must remain valid for 60 days after receipt. Delivery is required as soon as possible. Quotations should be submitted via email to Katelyn Nelson at Katelyn.Nelson@usda.gov. See attachment 2 of the solicitation package, beginning on page 16, for salient characteristics and additional technical details.
Notice text
The USDA-ARS Cropping Systems Research Laboratory requires an NDAA-compliant blue list compatible UAS (unmanned Aircraft System) that is capable of capturing high resolution RGB and thermal imagery, for the plant stress and germplasm development unit.
This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns.
The applicable North American Industry Classification Standard Code is 334511 and the small business size standard is 1,350. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the agency.
See attached solicitation for additional details, attachment 2 - salient charateristics begin on page 16.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| C04_Solicitation Package_1232SA26Q0577.pdf |
Similar open opportunities
| Opportunity | Agency | Set-aside | Responses due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recoverable Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Frontline Operational Awareness and Surveillance Missions | Office of Procurement Operations | No set-aside | |
| UAS Drone Blue Cleared or Select lists compliant BPA | MICC Fort Drum | Total Small Business | |
| Request for Information (RFI) – Short Range / Short Endurance Reconnaissance DC2 Integration Small Unmanned Aerial System | AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB | No set-aside |
On GovTribe
Work this opportunity
- Track it in your pipeline
- Find teaming partners
- Similar opportunities
- Ask GovTribe AI about this opportunity