SPECIAL NOTICE
15 -- Special Notice- Skydio Unmanned Aircraft System Purchase
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2024 12:01:19 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 336411
— Aircraft Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- DEPT OF THE ARMY
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- W911QY-24-R-SKYD
- Response Due
- 8/24/2024 12:30:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 09/08/2024
- Point of Contact
- Edmund J Bousaleh, Alejandro Ayala
- E-Mail Address
-
edmund.j.bousaleh.civ@army.mil, alejandro.ayala.civ@army.mil
(edmund.j.bousaleh.civ@army.mil, alejandro.ayala.civ@army.mil)
- Description
- U.S. Army Contracting Command � Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG), Natick Division in support of the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command � Soldier Center (DEVCOM-SC) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract on a sole source basis to Skydio, Inc. located at 3000 Clearview Way, Bldg E, San Mateo, CA 94402-3710 under the authority prescribed in FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The requirement is for the purchase of Skydio X10D Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with additional specialized autonomy, sensor, and payload capabilities for data collection purposes. �The Skydio X10D UAS is manufactured by Skydio, Inc., and it has been determined as the only viable UAS for use in our data collection efforts. Other UASs have been considered, however, those UASs� compliance with Section 848 of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, which prohibits the DoD operation or procurement of foreign-made UASs, is unknown. Failure to comply with Section 848 would prohibit the procurement and operation of a UAS. The Skydio X10D UAS is the only system on the Defense Innovation Unit�s Blue UAS list, which certifies compliance with Section 848, and meets all requirements. Skydio, Inc. is the only known provider of the Skydio X10D UAS with additional specialized autonomy, sensor, and payload capabilities that meets all requirements and complies with Section 848. No equivalent products that will meet the requirements are known. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 336411 - Aircraft Manufacturing and the size standard is 1,500 employees. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability by sending responses regarding this requirement to the Army Contracting Command � Aberdeen Proving Ground CCAP-SCN, Natick Contracting Division via EMAIL ONLY to BOTH edmund.j.bousaleh.civ@army.mil and alejandro.ayala.civ@army.mil no later than 1530 HRS EDT 24 August 2024. The U.S. government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the expense of the interested party.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/316e279230a94797bf2d568922b405d1/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Natick, MA 01760, USA
- Zip Code: 01760
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 01760
- Record
- SN07163876-F 20240811/240809230115 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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