RFI Drone Dominance

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All questions within this RFI are required. If a question does not apply to your organization, please enter “N/A” in the response field to ensure completeness.

This form includes a combination of open-ended and yes/no questions:

Open-ended responses are limited to 600 words per question.
Yes/No questions may include optional follow-up prompts to capture additional context.

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Simplicity of operation is a key attribute. Experienced sUAS operators from the US Army and US Marine Corps are anticipated to fly all Gauntlets. Vendors will be allotted approximately two hours of vendor training time. Is this sufficient or would you recommend a different method?*

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Is the price for Phase I appropriate for supplying a sUAS (and its appropriate kit) that will achieve the mission requirements?*

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At the prices and quantities shown in Table 1, what design and manufacturing approaches would you use? Given the aggressive delivery timelines, at what volumes and posted prices would you leverage third-party suppliers or assemblers? When would you invest in additional U.S.-based capacity (e.g. new lines/tooling), and over what timeframe? What components will be the most difficult to procure at scale?*

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What changes would you suggest for Phase I requirements, if any? What C-UAS conditions would you suggest are appropriate for Phase II?*

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What realistic changes in capabilities and reductions in price and increases in volumes can we achieve over future Phases? What concerns would industry have in scaling to tens of thousands of OWA drones produced per month? What concerns would industry have with meeting the schedule and units detailed in the RFI Table 1: Planned Awards?*

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Are the Supply Chain requirements described above reasonable?*

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What other components not currently covered by the NDAA/Blue List requirements should the program insist are manufactured from a secure supply chain (ie one that is available at a time of war)?*

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Is your sUAS NDAA compliant?*

YesNo

And if we offered a Blue List accession process at the Phase I Gauntlet, would you use it?*

YesNo

Are you already working with munition vendor for payloads on your system or will you require other partners/government solutions to meet the OWA mission?*

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The Department intends to utilize 10 USC 4022 via the S2MARTS Other Transaction Authority (OTA) consortia for purchases. Do you foresee any concerns with meeting the requirements of 10 USC 4022(d) – Appropriate Use of Authority?*

Yes [Please provide explanation below.]No

Please explain any concerns with meeting the requirements of 10 USC 4022(d).*

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Will you participate? If not, what provision of the DDP would need to change to cause your participation? If you select no, please elaborate on what provision of the DDP would need to change to cause your participation in the next question.*

Yes, I will participateNo, I will not participate

Please elaborate on what provision(s) of the DDP would need to change to enable your participation.*

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Is there additional information your organization would like to provide regarding the Drone Dominance Program?*

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