AoI UAS Test Support Services

Area of Interest (AoI): UAS Test Support Services
Agency: Department of the Army
Program: Vehicle Protection Systems (VPS)

1.0 General Information

1.1 Introduction

The Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) and Project Manager Vehicle Protection Systems (PdM VPS) are seeking an industry partner or contractor team to provide Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) equipment, flight operations/piloting, and field test support for multiple upcoming counter-UAS (C-UAS) test events. During these events, threat-representative UAS will execute complex, coordinated flight patterns to evaluate the detection, tracking, and classification capabilities of both stationary and On-The-Move (OTM) C-UAS sensors. A primary test objective is to assess how accurately the C-UAS sensors can determine the bearing and range to an incoming UAS. Therefore, the respondent’s solution shall continuously determine and record 3D spatial coordinates (latitude, longitude, and altitude via Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) or equivalent technology), and Global Positioning System (GPS) synchronized timestamps, for both their UAS and the System Under Test (SUT). This AoI establishes broad UAS performance envelopes (size, speed, endurance, flight-mode, payload, etc.) required to guide industry responses. To ensure a blind, realistic test environment, detailed test-specific threat configurations, including specific airframes, quantities, radar/optical signatures, communications protocols, detailed flight profiles, and other characteristics that could enable pre-event sensor optimization, will not be provided to sensor vendors before the event. Respondents shall not disclose non-public, Government-provided test-specific configuration information without prior written Government authorization. Interested parties are highly encouraged to review the Army Contracting Command–Detroit Arsenal (ACC-DTA) Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) special posting W912CH-26-S-0001 at ACC-DTA Commercial Solutions opening (CSO) for complete details on the submission and evaluation process. This CSO AoI seeks to solicit innovative solutions that meet the operational and technical objectives detailed in Section 1.3. The term “innovative” is defined in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 3458 as any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is new as of the date of proposal submission, or any new application of an existing technology, process, or method as of the proposal date. The Contracting/Agreements Officer is not obligated to extend a request for Commercial Solution Proposal (CSP) or make an award as a result of this CSO AoI; all awards/agreements are subject to the availability of funds and successful negotiations. This CSO AoI is not an authorization to begin performance, and in no way obligates the Government for any costs incurred by the Offeror associated with developing a response. Prior to commencement of any activities associated with performance under this CSO AoI, the Government will issue a written directive or contractual document signed by the Contracting/Agreements Officer with appropriate consideration established. The Government reserves the right to modify the requirements of this CSO AoI.