Notice of Intent to Sole Source and Sources Sought: Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE AND SOURCES SOUGHT

Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Marine Corps

Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault

M67854-26-I-0225

03 August 2026

Program Manager Advanced Amphibious Assault (PM AAA), within the Portfolio Acquisition Executive – Marine Corps (PAE-MC), intends to negotiate and award on a sole-source basis in accordance with 10 United States Code (U.S.C.) §3204 (a)(1), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.103-1, for Non-kinetic Attack Counter-small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) Packages developed by Anduril Industries, Inc. (Anduril), 1400 Anduril, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, which will be incorporated into the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) Fleet of Vehicles (FoV). The Government seeks to acquire the Pulsar Lite MKI- RX/TX 4CH (Pulsar-L) and required accessories for its operation, including the Anduril Control Station Interface, Omnidirectional Antenna Array, Standard EW Software License, and Warranty and Support, through the ACV C-sUAS Contract.

In addressing the Marine Corps requirement for an ACV C-sUAS Package, the Marine Corps Capabilities Development Directorate (MCCDC) directs that “Enclosure (1) provides the materiel requirement, concept of employment, and distribution plan.” That enclosure identifies the Anduril Pulsar-L as the only viable solution to meet the requirements established in the Urgent Statement of Need (USON), implementing the Urgent Universal Needs Statement (UUNS). The MCCDC states that the Marine Corps’ use of the Anduril Pulsar-L will mitigate and close several capability gaps posed by current ACV FOV.

Part of the ACV C-sUAS requirement is to provide a mobile and organic means to detect, track, identify, and defeat of Group 1 and 2 sUAS threats, to complement existing enterprise C-sUAS systems, and coordinate with Service-level capabilities to support a layered defense approach​ reliability in a deployed environment. The Army’s existing contracts for vehicular C-sUAS solutions incorporates the Anduril Pulsar-L Packages to support the stated threshold and objective requirements with an Other Than Full and Open Competition Justification and Approval (JA-26-DC3oE-0038) dated 05 March 2026. In its solicitation for the ACV C-sUAS, the Marine Corps will require Offerors to propose a C-sUAS Compliance Roadmap, with a clear path to meet the implementation and certification of the ACV C-sUAS solution, currently specified as threshold and objective requirements.

The Government intends to procure ACV C-sUAS Packages through a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Delivery Order issued under an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Non-Developmental Items.

The Government requires the following for the ACV C-sUAS threshold capability:

A platform-integrated omni-directional ES/EA based C-sUAS combined sensor/jammer package to detect, track, identify, and defeat radio frequency dependent (GNSS and RF–controlled) Group 1 and Group 2 UAS.

Detection at long ranges, from two (2) to five (5) kilometers (km).

Provide a trigger signal to externally enable jamming of sUAS at a range of two (2) km.

Ability to simultaneously engage multiple UASs and execute the full kill-chain (detect, track, identify, and defeat) while the ACV is static or on the move.

Ability to rapidly identify and respond to emerging UAS technologies and tactics without frequent updates to predefined threat analysis libraries.

Ability to reliably operate and survive in both land and maritime/littoral environments.

Ability to integrate onto the ACV platform, addressing Size, Weight, and Power considerations.

The solution must not exceed the limited amount of space claim nor weight claim available in the ACV FoV which has been allotted for a C-sUAS solution. The Government will not disclose the threshold requirements of either the space claim or weight claim.

Possess a Ground Control System (GCS) that is intuitive, lightweight, and resilient.

The vendor must process the ability to manufacture the requirement of over fifty (50) C-sUAS Packages within twelve (12) months, and the ability to regularly deliver units to support the Government’s rapid integration schedule of the ACV FoV beginning in first quarter Fiscal Year 2027.

The Government requires the following for the ACV C-sUAS objective capability:

Commercial or non-developmental solution.

Provide a trigger signal to externally enable jamming of sUAS at ranges farther than two (2) km, with GNSS jamming. ​

The objective space claim requirement is one (1) box when fully integrated.

The objective weight claim requirement is 35 lbs or less when fully integrated.

The GCS should be compatible or configurable to operate using pre-existing ACV displays or devices via plugin, application, or software installation.

Interested vendors possessing the requisite skills, resources, and capabilities necessary to meet the stated requirements are invited to respond to this SSN via a submission of an executive summary on 8-1/2 x…