Skydio UAV

The solicitation N0016726Q1099, amended to extend the response deadline to May 28, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, is a firm fixed price procurement issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division for the Skydio X10D Starter Solution and Skydio Nightsense IR Attachment on a brand-name basis. The acquisition is structured as a total small business set-aside under FAR 19.5, restricting eligibility to small businesses meeting the NAICS code 336411 for aircraft manufacturing. Proposals must be submitted via email to the designated point of contact by the deadline and must include required certifications such as CAGE Code, business size status, and compliance with FAR 52.212-1. The contract incorporates a range of critical FAR and DFARS clauses addressing commercial item acquisition, supply chain security, telecommunications equipment restrictions, forced labor prohibitions, and unique item identification requirements. Key compliance obligations include adherence to MIL-STD-130 and MIL-STD-129 for machine-readable Unique Item Identifier (UII) marking using Data Matrix barcodes in specified formats, submission of UID data through WAWF and the IUID Registry, and compliance with DFARS Appendix F for receiving reports. Delivery is required F.O.B. destination at NSWC Carderock’s Building 143 in Bethesda, Maryland, with deliveries limited to weekdays between 0800 and 1400 local time excluding federal holidays. The Government will conduct acceptance inspections at the destination, with sole authority to accept or reject deliverables based on strict conformance to technical and marking standards. Evaluation will be conducted on a trade-off basis, considering technical acceptability as a pass/fail threshold, past performance assessed via SPRS and other sources, and price reasonableness to determine best value, with no restriction to lowest price technically acceptable. Invoicing must be processed exclusively through WAWF using standardized document types such as Invoice and Receiving Report (IRR) combos. Payment is administered through DoDAAC N62825, with designated contracting personnel including Kristen Duhaime as the Procuring Contracting Officer and Arnel Ngo as the Contract Specialist. No options are defined in the solicitation, but pricing for potential future options must be submitted and evaluated for balance. All contractors must affirmatively disclose compliance with federal supply chain integrity requirements, including prohibitions on the use of foreign