About this opportunity
AI summaryThe DRPM RAS 4.0 Air Warfare PMO seeks industry applications to participate in a Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System Increment II cargo UAS demonstration in Huntsville, Alabama. Participating systems must support small-unit logistics across the last tactical mile, fly at minimum 50-knot airspeeds without catapults or arresting gear, and execute unrefueled autonomous cargo delivery profiles up to 40 nautical miles. Successful demonstration performance may lead to an Other Transaction Prototype Agreement. All qualified participants, including non-traditional defense contractors and small businesses, are eligible to apply if they meet minimum threshold criteria. Evaluators score applicants across a 100-point rubric assessing company origin, weight under 350 pounds, payload ranges, autonomous launch and recovery, unit costs under $1,000,000, heavy fuel or hybrid powerplants, and failsafe features.
Scope of work
- Unmanned aircraft systems evaluation for tactical resupply
- UAS with gross take-off weight with cargo payload under 350 pounds
- Flight range testing with 100 pound and 150 pound payloads
- Max payload capacity up to 150 pounds or greater
- Automated launch and recovery capability
- GPS waypoint navigation
- Heavy fuel or hybrid power and fuel source systems
- Single production system unit cost under $1M
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Company Country of Origin | 25.00 |
| Gross Take-Off Weight with Cargo Payload | 11.00 |
| Reported Range with 100 Pound Payload (return empty) | 9.00 |
| Reported Range with 150 Pound Payload (return empty) | 9.00 |
| Max Payload Capacity (single trip) | 9.00 |
| Automated Launch and Recovery | 2.00 |
| GPS Waypoint Navigation | 2.00 |
| Achieve 50 knots indicated airspeed | 5.00 |
| Operate with winds and crosswinds up to 20 knots | 5.00 |
| Single Production System Unit Cost | 9.00 |
| Power/Fuel Source | 10.00 |
| Command and Control Link Frequencies and radio models | 2.00 |
Minimum qualifications
- Company must be from an approved country of origin
Documents to include with your response
- White Paper
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- NAWCAD-SN-26-TRUASII
- Agency
- Department of Defense
- Buying office
- Dept of the Navy › Naval AIR Warfare Center AIR DIV
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Responses due
- Nov 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Oct 30, 2026
- NAICS
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product/service code
- 1550
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, AL
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Incumbent and award research
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.
Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2024
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