Drone Marketplace Commercial Solutions Opening

Issuing Agency: Project Management Office (PMO) Uncrewed Aircraft Systems

Capability Program Executive, Aviation SFAE-AVN-U

Agencies Capable of Issuing Contracts/Agreements: Army Contracting Command - Redstone

Period of Availability: This Department of War (DoW) Drone Commercial Solutions Opening, open solicitation, will remain open in perpetuity until canceled. Call for Solutions will specify individual response times and requirements.

Description of Program: In accordance with Executive Order 14307, the DoW Drone Marketplace is the strategy to scale the industrial base and accelerate production deliveries while empowering Soldiers with freedom of choice to meet mission needs. As part of this approach, the DoW will better incentivize industry innovation. DoW Drone Marketplace marks a significant pivot from traditional DoW acquisition business models to a free-market approach founded on the concept of continuous competition that drives innovation, where Soldiers’ demands are directly linked to industry provided capabilities. This CSO will enable the DoW to rapidly acquire and deliver innovative solutions to the Warfighter using commercial technology.

SECTION A – INTRODUCTION AND AUTHORITY

The DoW has identified the following needs: (1) to accelerate the adoption of advanced commercial technology; (2) to transform DoW Drone Marketplace capabilities; and (3) to grow the industrial base to appropriately support the DoW. This solicitation aims to provide the DoW with access to innovative solutions enabling the DoW to evolve quickly and maintain a competitive edge over adversaries.

Industry is at the forefront of innovation, developing cutting-edge capabilities that will enhance the DoW capabilities and protect the Warfighter.

The DoW will select vendors whose solutions demonstrate the greatest potential to achieve the DoW's missions.

The DoW is maximizing existing authorities by publishing this CSO, open solicitation, combining any single authority or a combination of the authorities below:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.102(d)(2) – Other Competitive Procedures

10 U.S.C. §3458 – Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and commercial services using general solicitation competitive procedures / DFARS

212.70 – Defense Commercial Solutions Opening

SECTION B - GENERAL INFORMATION

The DoW anticipates that the CSO will be updated frequently to improve processes and to keep pace with evolving threats, needs and innovations. The CSO will be open in perpetuity until canceled bythe DoW.

Companies are informed that ONLY a warranted Government Contracting/Agreements Officer (KO/AO) (not a Contracting Officer Representative or other personnel) may contractually bind the Government. The Government shall not be liable to pay for work performed by a company unless a warranted KO/AO has signed an agreement in writing stating that the Government shall pay. The Government shall not fund preparation of solution briefs/proposals, or support work efforts or tasks that are inferred from discussions with technical project officers.

SECTION C – AREAS OF INTEREST (AOI)

This CSO, open solicitation, covers any of the following example areas. These example areas shall be viewed as suggestive, rather than limiting, and are not reflective of the ONLY AOIs or in any priority of order.

Intelligence, Electronic, Warfare, and Sensors

Tactical Communications

Soldier Equipment

Ancillary Items

Payloads

Simulation and Stimulation Training and Instrumentation

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS):

Full Systems

Air Vehicles

Maritime Systems:

Surface and Undersea Systems

Maritime Reconnaissance and Domain Awareness

Littoral and Amphibious Support

Ground Systems:

Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems

Logistics and Equipment Transport

Combat and Tactical Support Platforms

Counter- UAS:

Mutli-Domain Sensing and Detection

Command, Control and Data Fusion

Defeat Mechanisms (Kinetic and Non-Kinetic)

Platform & Operation Integration

Supply Chain and Logistics

Installation Support and Innovation

Additive Manufacturing

Autonomous Vehicles

Software

Autonomous Behaviors

Command & Control

Launched Effects

Drone Production (build at scale)

SECTION D – COMMERCIAL SOLUTIONS OPENING (CSO) PROCEDURES

There are two methods for responding under this CSO: (1) Innovative Warfighter Solutions submissions and (2) Call for Solution submissions.

Method 1 - Innovative Warfighter Solutions (IWS)

Provides a flexible and open-ended opportunity for industry partners to submit solution briefs to any AOI in Section C. This aspect of the CSO is designed to identify and bridge gaps in mission-critical capabilities by inviting innovative solutions from the private sector. The purpose is to encourage a wide range of responses that can enhance and support the example AOIs, foster collaboration and leverage cutting-edge technologies and methodologies to meet evolving operational needs.

Companies shall follow the procedures outlined in the attachment when providing a…