Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services Solicitation

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is soliciting proposals for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Services to support disaster response and recovery operations throughout the United States, its territories, and possessions. The contract requires comprehensive UAS capabilities including high-resolution imagery, data collection, remote sensing in Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear environments, web-based data storage, tactical and non-tactical communications, commodities delivery, and debris reconnaissance, along with emerging technologies such as LiDAR and Hyperspectral Imaging. Contractors must demonstrate 24-hour availability with activation and positioning of UAS and personnel within 24 hours of task order issuance and a 2-hour operational response time. Key personnel must include a Contractor's Operations Project Manager available on a 24/7 basis, and all UAS operators must hold current FAA Remote Pilot Certification under 14 CFR 107. The evaluation will prioritize Technical Approach (weighted most heavily), followed by Key Personnel, Past Performance, and Price, with technical proposals limited to 20 pages. Critical deadlines include April 2, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET for submission of questions and April 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM ET for proposal submission, though the solicitation has been canceled as of the posting date.

This solicitation is set aside for Total Small Business and designated as Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) with NAICS code 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing) and a size standard of 1,500 employees. The contract is structured as a multiple award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) vehicle with a guaranteed minimum of $10,000.00 equally split among awarded contractors and a base period of one year with four optional one-year extensions. The eight Contract Line Items (CLINs) encompass UAS labor including Remote Pilot in Command, Visual Observer, Mission Support Staff, Project Managers, Maintenance Personnel, and Data Collectors; imagery technologies with multi-rotor/fixed-wing aircraft equipped with thermal cameras, LiDAR, and HD resolution sensors; operational capabilities; comprehensive maintenance services; equipment; miscellaneous services; other direct costs; and travel expenses. Performance of services will occur throughout the United States, and contractors must maintain all records for three years beyond the calendar year of task action while complying with all DHS security requirements and CUI handling protocols.