FALCONS AOI - Posted

COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO) AREA OF INTEREST (AOI)

FUTURE ADVANCED LONG-RANGE COMMON OPTICAL/NETTED-FIRES SENSOR (FALCONS) PROTOTYPE EFFORT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ARMY LONG-RANGE ADVANCED SCOUT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (LRAS3) AND FIRE SUPPORT SENSOR SYSTEM (FS3)

1. Area of Interest Title

FALCONS Prototype Effort for Long-Range Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition Capability

2. Overview

The Government is seeking innovative commercial and nontraditional approaches for a prototype effort under this Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) Area of Interest (AOI) in support of the Future Advanced Long-Range Common Optical/Netted-Fires Sensor (FALCONS) program. The objective of this AOI is to obtain white papers that identify a viable, supportable, and producible replacement for the Army Long-Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) and Fire Support Sensor System (FS3) capabilities within a defined funding ceiling and schedule (See Section 5 and Section 10 below). The new system, designated FALCONS, shall provide enhanced capabilities over LRAS3 / FS3 in its ability to Detect, Recognize, and Identify (DRI) targets; perform Far Target Location (FTL); and incorporate Aided Target Detection and Recognition (AiTDR), along with other enhancements. The Government intends to assess the technical viability, operational utility, producibility, sustainment feasibility, modularity, repairability, and affordability of proposed solutions. The Government is particularly interested in solutions that maximize mission capability within the funding ceiling, support future technology insertion, and reduce long-term sustainment burden. Delivery of final Technical Manuals (TMs), provisioning data, and similar sustainment data is not required during the prototype OTA unless specifically identified in a subsequent solicitation. The Government currently anticipates any resultant prototype effort that may be awarded as a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Other Transaction Authority (OTA). The Government reserves the right to make no award, one award, or multiple awards as determined to be in the Government’s interest. Security Requirements
To be eligible for further consideration, offerors shall meet the following security requirements: a. Facility clearance: Secret
b. Communications Security (COMSEC): A COMSEC account is required for this effort. Personnel clearances, secure-facility access, classified information handling, and additional security requirements will be addressed in subsequent solicitation materials, as applicable. Some FALCONS documentation is classified at the SECRET level and will require personnel with appropriate eligibility and access, as applicable. Full details will be contained in the subsequent DD254 Contract Security Classification Specification and the FALCONS Security Classification Guide (SCG).