Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities for Future Operations Division

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities

for Future Operations Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia

1. Description: The United States Air Force (USAF), Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC), in support of the Headquarters Air Combat Command (HQ ACC) Future Operations Division, is seeking information regarding vendors that can provide Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) capabilities.

2. Request For Information (RFI) Only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute as a Request for Proposal or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFP/RFQ in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever.

2.1. The Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Vendors are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense.

2.2. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP/RFQ, if any is issued.

2.3. This RFI is primarily used to conduct Market Research which will enable the USAF to determine the availability of commercial capabilities and to identify and evaluate market practices.

3. Overview: The Air Force requires a counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) that is fully developed and ready to deploy to multiple installations now.

3.1. Scope: The Air Force requires a counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) that is fully developed and ready to deploy to multiple installations now. The C-sUAS needs to be scalable to at least five installations. The Air Force requires a radar and or acoustic detection system, EO/IR sensors to slew and cue systems, RF counter capability systems, and a C2 open infrastructure integration system that will effectively locate, track, identify, and defeat UAS operating over AF installations. The Air Force is also interested in C-sUAS that include defeat options such as directed energy and low collateral effects interceptors (drone-on-drone). The C-sUAS required capabilities include ability to locate, track, identify, defeat up to 3,500 ft AGL. It is highly desirable that the C-sUAS can integrate with and is interoperable with other C-sUAS systems. Desired capabilities include AI and Machine Learning, UAS Radar up to 8-10 km, Electro Optical/Infrared cameras with slew to cue, effective RF and counter GPS/PNT capability, and open infrastructure C2 system to pull elements together in a fused system. Interested parties must have the ability to operationally demonstrate their C-sUAS capabilities if requested by the government in the future.

4. Information Requested: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a one-page document. The document should be in Adobe pdf format. The document response is limited to one page and submitted via e-mail only to the Government Points of Contact (POC) listed below. Response shall include complete Company Information, to include Official Name, mailing address, phone number, SAM information (CAGE code and UEI code), and e-mail of designated point of contact.

Major Rose Getschow, Contracting Officer, rose.getschow@us.af.mil

5. Discussions & Questions:

5.1. The Government representatives may or may not choose to meet or discuss potential RFI capabilities offered. Such meetings or discussions are intended to get further clarification of potential capability, development/programs, or training needs, risks, or other factors.

5.2. Questions regarding this RFI or whitepaper requirements should be submitted in writing by e-mail to the POCs listed in Section 4 above.