GENERAL STATEMENT:

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items issued by the Air Force Research Laboratory/PZLEQ, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation being issued for the requirement described herein.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

Solicitation Number:   COMBO-AFRL-PZLEQ-2025-0009

[X] Request for Quotation (RFQ) [   ] Request for Proposal (RFP) [   ] Invitation for Bid (IFB)

REGULATION IDENTIFICATION:

This solicitation and the incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01 Effective 30 Dec 2022.

NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:

Set-aside Type:  Small Business

NAICS Size Standard:  334517

LISTING/DESCRIPTION OF ITEMS:

CLIN #:  0001

QTY:  2

UNIT:  EA

DESCRIPTION:  Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) for Flight Test Use.  The sUAS shall possess the following specifications:

• Light weight (under 10 pounds) Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) Quadcopter with electro-optical and infrared camera(s)
• Easy to fly ground control station (GCS)
• AES-256 Encrypted communication link
• Flight time on single battery charge: 30 minutes
• Flight speed around 20 mph
• Range from GCS 5 km
• Extra batteries and charger
• Additional propellors
• DIU approval paperwork and appropriate FCC licenses.

DELIVERY INFORMATION:

FOB:   [X] Destination

            [   ] Origin

Place of Delivery:

AFRL/DO

ATTN: Bill Hack

1864 4th Street, Bldg. 15, Room 008

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433

Requested Date of Delivery:

90 Days Upon Receipt of Order

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition.

Addenda:

            N/A

EVALUATION OF OFFERS:

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014), will be used to evaluate quotes received.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of its facilities, capabilities, and experience and will base the evaluation solely on the information presented in the Offeror’s proposal.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(Lowest Price Technically Acceptable or Price Trade-Off) Pick which one matches

(1) Price

(2) Technical Acceptability

(a) In order for this quote to be considered “Technically Acceptable” it must meet:

            (i) all specification requirements in the SOW

***As indicated in the Minimum Requirements Document (MRD) attached to the RFQ, AFRL/DO requires a total of four (4) systems to provide test site users a variety of data collection points.

• Two (2) different systems from two (2) separate vendors or two (2) different systems from the same vendor.

***The Government reserves the right to award all, some, or none, of the items listed in this solicitation.

***The Government reserves the right to cancel, in whole or in part, or resolicit if results garner only one qualifying quote, if it’s determined to be in the best interests of the Government.

OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 2021), with your quote.

• If offeror has completed annual representations and certifications in System for Award Management (SAM), then o