Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Office 2025 Sources Sought for Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W58RGZ-25-2-SS01
- Agency
-
ACC Redstone
Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Place of performance
- Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command (ACC Redstone) is seeking commercially available Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS) for maneuver unit operations. The solicitation targets production-ready, reusable uncrewed aircraft platforms with modular payload capabilities designed to perform multiple mission sets including Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), communications relay, and lethal payload delivery. Potential contractors must demonstrate compliance with 2020 and 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) drone regulations and the American Security Drone Act of 2023. Interested parties must request additional solicitation details from Contracting Officer Elbert Clarke by May 2, 2025, at 4:00 PM CST, with complete responses due by May 8, 2025, at 4:00 PM CST. Companies must provide comprehensive information including company name, address, unique entity ID, and representative contact details when requesting additional information.
The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside classification and does not mention incumbent contractors or precise award values. The procurement focuses on aerospace and aircraft manufacturing, with relevant NAICS codes including 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing), 336413 (Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing), 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance Systems Manufacturing), and 334290 (Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing). Performance will be located at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, targeting small uncrewed aircraft systems that offer low-cost solutions with increased maneuverability and precise payload capabilities. The systems must be field-level reconfigurable with modular payload options to support dynamic military operational requirements. While specific quantity requirements are not detailed, the solicitation suggests the Army is seeking flexible, adaptable uncrewed aircraft platforms that can be quickly modified for different mission parameters.
Notice text
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Office 2025 Sources Sought for Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (SUAS)
Product Service Code:
15 - AEROSPACE CRAFT AND STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
NAICS Code: 336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing.
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing.
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.
334290 – Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing.
Place of Performance: Army Contracting Command – Redstone, 5303 Martin Road Sparkman Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898, USA
Purpose: This Sources Sought is to assess commercially available and viable Purpose-Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) First Person View (FPV) Small Uncrewed Aircraft System (SUAS) candidates for a possible invitation for a follow-on demonstration in support of the United States Army Maneuver Elements. This sources sought may be used to fulfill future procurement requirements, therefore the Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) must be 2020 NDAA Sec 848, 2023 NDAA Sec 817 and American Security Drone Act of 2023 (2024 NDAA, PL 118-31, DIV A, Title XVIII, Subtitle B, SEC. 1821) compliant or demonstrate a path to compliance.
Background: The Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Project Manager (PM), UAS, seeks information on commercially available products that are production ready, reusable, unretrievable components (uncrewed aircraft platforms, payloads, and ancillary equipment) and cost-effective SUAS to be employed at the maneuver small unit level. FPV enabled SUAS provide the maneuver force a low cost solution with increased maneuverability, precise lethal payload delivery, and operator concealability. As such, the PBAS FPV, hereafter referred to as PBAS, designed with baseline mission characteristics that focus on rapid reconfigurability and modular payload capabilities that allow for mission changes across target acquisition tasks, with the added flexibility to execute kinetic operations as needed. The system’s mission characteristics include a field-level reconfigurable, modular payload capability to execute the primary mission of Reconnaissance Surveillance and Target Acquisition (RSTA), secondary mission of communications relay, and enhanced mission set of lethal payload delivery and electronic support.
Request: Interested parties who wish to receive additional details and submittal requirements for the sources sought are hereby directed to request additional information from: Elbert Clarke, Contracting Officer, elbert.clarke.civ@army.mil , copy Keandra Milligan, Keandra.g.milligan.civ@army.mil & Miguel Harris, Miguel.C.Harris.civ@army.mil by May 2, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Respondents must request (the additional information) to have sufficient knowledge in order to be responsive overall, to the Government’s request. Overall submittals are due by May 8, 2025, 4:00 PM CST. Please provide the following in your email request for additional information:
1. Company name, address, unique entity ID, and name of the individual representing the company
2. Individual position/title, email address and phone number
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PBS SS - Part I - EC.pdf |
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