Open mission system architecture and command and control systems

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Solicitation number
H9240823R0001_OMSA_C2_PreSolicitation
Agency
US Special Operations Command Department of Defense
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
336413 Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
PSC
1680 Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories And Components

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The United States Special Operations Command intends to award an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract to provide an open mission system architecture and command and control solution for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft. The system must be an open, flexible, aircraft-agnostic architecture with advanced computing capabilities including artificial intelligence, machine learning and dissemination capabilities. It must support aided target detection and recognition, open middleware, host platform data feeds and assured positioning for the MQ-1C/ER. A request for proposal will be available in February 2022 with proposals due in February 2023 and contract award anticipated for late February 2023. The contract will have a five year ordering period utilizing options at the task order level.

There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541511 and PSC code is D308. The incumbent is unknown. The contract value and budget are unspecified but the ordering period is five years. The system must support five special operations aviation and ground platforms and deliver five open mission system architecture kits initially.

Notice text

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Update #3 · Latest ·

This notice serves as a presolicitation notice/procurement synopsis. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation and proposals are not being requested at this time. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Directorate of Procurement, intends to solicit for, and award a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the procurement and sustainment of an open mission system architecture and command and control system (OMSA/C2) for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft. The Government intends to solicit utilizing full and open competition. 

The anticipated contract will provide for the procurement and sustainment of an OMSA/C2 solution with advanced on-aircraft compute, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and dissemination capabilities.  The system will be required to provide operators the ability to command and control, collect, analyze, and share information from multiple SOF aviation and ground platforms in an expeditionary form-factor via man-portable Tactical Common Datalinks. 

A complete Request for proposal (RFP) package will be available electronically on this website only. Fax, telephone, written, or email requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Contract award is anticipated for late March 2023. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is contemplated with a five-year ordering period. Options will be utilized at the task/delivery order level. Potential contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award (see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM). 

This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by USSOCOM to award a contract.  

03 FEB 2023 Pre-solicitation update: Draft copies of the RFP and attachments have been added to this notice. Comments regarding these draft documents may be submitted up until 10 FEB 2023 at 11:59 PM (Eastern time) to the point of contact listed via email at scott.t.freas.civ@socom.mil.

Update #2 ·

This notice serves as a presolicitation notice/procurement synopsis. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation and proposals are not being requested at this time. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Directorate of Procurement, intends to solicit for, and award a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the procurement and sustainment of an open mission system architecture and command and control system (OMSA/C2) for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft. The Government intends to solicit utilizing full and open competition. 

The anticipated contract will provide for the procurement and sustainment of an OMSA/C2 solution with advanced on-aircraft compute, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and dissemination capabilities.  The system will be required to provide operators the ability to command and control, collect, analyze, and share information from multiple SOF aviation and ground platforms in an expeditionary form-factor via man-portable Tactical Common Datalinks. 

To be eligible for award, an Offeror’s solution must present a flexible, stand-alone, aircraft agnostic, open mission system architecture and command and control system capable of being ported to any air or ground vehicle currently integrated, tested, qualified, and produced with an approved Air Worthiness certification for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft systems.  The system should have demonstrated capabilities for aided target detection and recognition, an open-standards-based middleware infrastructure, services to support host-platform data feeds from the MQ-1C/ER mission computer and avionics data buses, and support for Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing onboard an MQ-1C/ER. 

A complete Request for proposal (RFP) package will be available electronically on this website only. Fax, telephone, written, or email requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Contract award is anticipated for late February 2023. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is contemplated with a five-year ordering period. Options will be utilized at the task/delivery order level. Potential contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award (see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM). 

This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by USSOCOM to award a contract.  

Update #1 ·

This notice serves as a presolicitation notice/procurement synopsis. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation and proposals are not being requested at this time. United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), Directorate of Procurement, intends to solicit for, and award a single Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the procurement and sustainment of an open mission system architecture and command and control system (OMSA/C2) for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft. The Government intends to solicit utilizing full and open competition. 

The anticipated contract will provide for the procurement and sustainment of an OMSA/C2 solution with advanced on-aircraft compute, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and dissemination capabilities.  The system will be required to provide operators the ability to command and control, collect, analyze, and share information from multiple SOF aviation and ground platforms in an expeditionary form-factor via man-portable Tactical Common Datalinks. 

To be eligible for award, an Offeror’s solution must present a flexible, stand-alone, aircraft agnostic, open mission system architecture and command and control system capable of being ported to any air or ground vehicle currently integrated, tested, qualified, and produced with an approved Air Worthiness certification for the MQ-1C/ER unmanned aircraft systems.  The system should have demonstrated capabilities for aided target detection and recognition, an open-standards-based middleware infrastructure, services to support host-platform data feeds from the MQ-1C/ER mission computer and avionics data buses, and support for Assured Position, Navigation, and Timing onboard an MQ-1C/ER. 

A complete Request for proposal (RFP) package will be available electronically on this website only. Fax, telephone, written, or email requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Contract award is anticipated for late February 2022. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is contemplated with a five-year ordering period. Options will be utilized at the task/delivery order level. Potential contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award (see https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM). 

This notice should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by USSOCOM to award a contract.  

Attachments

Files attached to this notice, newest first
File Type Posted
Atch 7 QnA Template.docx DOCX document
Exhibit A- CDRLs.pdf PDF
Atch 2- DD Form 254.pdf PDF
H9240823R0001 Draft.pdf PDF
Atch 3- Initial Order PWS .pdf PDF
Atch 9- IDIQ A_B Kit Pricing.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 5- Ph 1 Go_No Go Cklst.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 4 Functional Req. Perf. Spec.pdf PDF
Atch 1- OMSA C2 IDIQ PWS.pdf PDF
Atch 8 Order ICW Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 6- Initial Order Pricing.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 5- Ph 1 Go_No Go Cklst.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 9- IDIQ A_B Kit Pricing.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
H9240823R0001 Draft.pdf PDF
Atch 3- Initial Order PWS .pdf PDF
Atch 2- DD Form 254.pdf PDF
Atch 1- OMSA C2 IDIQ PWS.pdf PDF
Atch 7 QnA Template.docx DOCX document
Exhibit A- CDRLs.pdf PDF
Atch 4 Functional Req. Perf. Spec.pdf PDF
Atch 8 Order ICW Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Atch 6- Initial Order Pricing.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
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Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Open Mission Systems Architecture and Command and Control (OMSA/C2) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The ordering period is from award date until five years after award. The maximum contract value is $49, 000, 000. 00. Award Award Notice
Open mission system architecture and command and control systems Latest solicitation Solicitation
Open mission system architecture and command and control systems This notice Pre-Solicitation
Mission system architecture and command and control systems Original Pre-Solicitation

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