Payload Components for Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS)

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY - This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. Solicitations are not available at this time. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the United States Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the United States Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the United States Government. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this subject.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Natick Division on behalf of the Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS) Directorate is requesting information on interested and capable sources for potential award(s) of a contract or contracts related to the availability of commercial capabilities, practices, items, and services to meet the general requirements for Plug-In Optronic Payload (POP) for the RQ-7B system.

The purpose of this RFI is to obtain information on industry capability to provide Shadow Payload Components support for the RQ-7B Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (TUAS) current payloads consisting of POP 300 LD 39160-4125-10, 39160-41250-20, POP 300 non LD 38529-41250-10, and 38529-41250-10. This effort includes supply support, engineering services support, spares, repairs, TDP sustainment, and warehouse support for the RQ-7B system.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide the following information: 1) organization name, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort and potential hardware/services solutions. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this Sources Sought Notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified are invited to respond to this RFI with a white paper describing responder's capabilities and potential hardware/services solution that meets the criteria referenced in this document no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST), on 17 MAY 2018.

All responses under this Request for Information must be emailed to Ben Hoell, Contract Specialist at Benjamin.g.Hoell.civ@mail.mil and Thomas Wallace, Contract Specialist at Thomas.s.Wallace3.civ@mail.mil. Responses must be in Microsoft Word or Excel Format and may not exceed thirty - 8.5 x 11 inch pages.