Drones

The U.S. Army, through the W6QM MICC-Fort Riley office, is soliciting 15 modular, First-Person View (FPV) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) drone build kits under solicitation W911RX26QA037 for military training, reconnaissance, and operational use. The kits must be fully NDAA-compliant, featuring a 6-cell 6000 mAh LiPo battery with an XT60 connector, analog video reception goggles with 5.8 GHz LHCP long-range omni and patch antennas, GPS with Remote ID capability, an NDAA-compliant low-light camera, and a compatible FPV receiver—all designed for seamless integration within the specified architecture. Proposals must conform to strict technical specifications outlined in Attachment 1 and adhere to MIL-STD-129 and MIL-STD-130 for packaging, labeling, and item identification with machine-readable markings verified using approved automatic identification technology. This is a total small business set-aside, including HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business participation, with a 100% small business set-aside restriction and subcontracting limitations capping prime contractor subcontracted work at 85 percent. The evaluation method is Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA), with price weighted at 50 percent and non-price factors—technical capability and past performance—collectively weighted equally at 50 percent. Proposals must be submitted electronically via email to designated contracting officers no later than June 8, 2026, at 11:00 AM CDT, with total file sizes not exceeding 9 MB; submissions by mail or fax are prohibited. Delivery is FOB destination to Junction City, Kansas, with the sole delivery deadline of July 15, 2026, and all shipments must be accepted and offloaded on the same day. Payment will be issued by check through the Wide Area Workflow system, with final payment due within 30 days of approval of a completion invoice submitted no later than one year after completion. The contractor is subject to full government inspection authority at any time and place prior to acceptance, with items presumed accepted 60 days after delivery unless rejected earlier. Contractors must comply with extensive cybersecurity and data safeguarding requirements under DFARS 252.204-7012, anti-trafficking provisions, Buy American rules, and prohibitions on sourcing from the Xinjiang region