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US Special Operations Command (Ussocom).HQ Ussocom · US
USSOCOM is conducting market research for the production of a SOF-peculiar munition. The agency is seeking industry capability to manufacture and employ Group 1 and/or Group 2 UAS from the Common Launch Tube utilized across SOF Air platforms.
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United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is conducting market research in accordance with FAR 15.101. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP).
The government is in the early acquisition planning stage and all activities at this time are considered market research. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. As stipulated in FAR 15.101, responses to this notice are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any Government assessments. The information received will be utilized to assist in formulating the acquisition strategy. No classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this announcement and information submitted in response to this Sources Sought will not be returned. The information obtained through this Sources Sought is to obtain market information and capabilities. Responses will assist the Government in determining potential responsible sources and determining appropriate strategies to meet the Agency's requirements.
PURPOSE: Market research is being conducted to better understand industry capability and the levels of current expertise in performing spiral development, engineering services, and production of a SOF-peculiar munition.
The Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L), Program Executive Office-Fixed Wing (PEO-FW) is performing market research to understand Industry capability to manufacture and employ Group 1 and/or Group 2 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) from the Common Launch Tube utilized across SOF Air platforms.
Interested participants are requested to follow submission guidelines described to minimize expending extensive effort in preparing a "White Paper" that may not be considered or submitting unneeded proprietary information. All proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with FAR 3.104.
Respondents should include the following information in White Paper at minimum:
Provide your company’s name, mailing address, CAGE code, DUNS identification number, Point of Contact (POC), telephone number, and email address.
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Clearly identify any proprietary data on the cover sheet and in the white paper body.
Identify any available contract vehicles your organization currently holds (i.e. GSA Schedule, GWACs, etc.) with USSOCOM as well as the contract vehicle number(s).
Describe your organization’s experience and capability with incorporating Agile practices in spiral, rapid development, engineering services, and production of a SOF-peculiar munition.
Identify notional technical and programmatic processes used for engineering design and manufacturing and associated risks in process.
Describe your organization’s systems analysis & design, requirements management, peer reviews, build, installation, integration, delivery, quality, test, evaluation, and configuration management plans processes.
Describe your systems’ current MOSA (Modular Open Systems Approach) and WOSA (Weapon Open Systems Architecture) compatibility, to include any government assessment of your system
Provide a notional timeline from organization’s past experience to deliver either a clean sheet design or build upon similar in-house capability.
Provide a manufacturing assessment (Maturity level) and monthly manufacturing capability at start up and once line is established
Provide a notional manpower requirement for the design and manufacturing phases.
Submitters should clearly indicate capability to design and manufacture an air-launch vehicle that has the following basic characteristics:
Employment method: Release from SOF fixed-wing air platforms utilizing the Common Launch Tube (CLT)
Munition Weight: Not-to-exceed 55 lbs
System form factor:
For CLT form factor: 5.9 inch diameter, 42 inches max overall length
Seeker Assembly: Passive system (limited Radio Frequency emissions) with integrated Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) preferred
Warhead/payload weight: maximize kinetic warhead in conjunction with munition NTE weight
Payload: Electro-optical (EO) cameras, infrared (IR) sensors, warheads, or communication equipment
Employment Environment:
Airspeed release window – 120 KTAS – 300 KTAS
Altitude release window – 5000 Feet AGL – 35000 Feet MSL
Contested and non-Contested with Intra Platform Communications
Minimum TRL 6
Describe any AltPNT technologies currently integrated, tested and planned
Range: min 75NM from launch point to loitering point
Loitering Time: min 40min once reaching loitering point at altitudes between 500-3000 AGL
Speed: 50 -100 kts cruise and loitering, 100kts+ minimum dash speed on attack profile
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