Due Diligence Posting Request - Notice of Intent - Due Diligence FFRDC Drone Services

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division has issued a notice of intent to accept a best value offer from MITRE Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), to provide professional services for the MassDOT Drone Program. This program focuses on four emerging technology categories: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), and Urban Air Mobility (UAM). The services to be provided by MITRE include defining threat concerns and impacts of UAS attacks, documenting the regulatory environment, developing a C-UAS roadmap, assessing BVLOS capabilities, and collaborating on maritime infrastructure surveying and security needs. The engagement is expected to start in May 2020 and end on December 31, 2021, with an estimated value of $1,500,000. The intent of this posting is to determine if there are any other interested and qualified vendors who can provide a comparable or better offer than MITRE Corporation. Interested vendors must submit documentation of their qualifications and interest by 4:00 PM on May 21, 2020, through the COMMBUYS online quote submission process.

This contract opportunity is limited to a single Federally Funded Research and Development Center, MITRE Corporation, as the current incumbent. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond have been specified. If additional qualified vendors respond, MassDOT will review all responses and determine whether to accept the offer from MITRE Corporation or from any other offerors providing similar value. The estimated value of the contract is $1,500,000.