DRAFT Persistent Surveillance Systems - Tethered

The Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground is issuing this special notice as a means of soliciting industry feedback on several draft documents to support the requirement for engineering/technical, logistics, and flight operation services for the Persistent Surveillance Systems-Tethered (PSS-T) program. The intention is to procure these services on a competitive basis. THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Various locations in CENTCOM, AFRICOM, PACOM, EUCOM, and SOUTHCOM, and NORTHCOM, including, but not limited to: Contractor facility; Tobyhanna US Army Depot, Tobyhanna, PA; Yuma Proving Ground, AZ; Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ; and Sierra Army Depot, Herlong, CA. DISCLAIMER THIS SPECIAL NOTICE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A "REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)". THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFP, IF ANY IS ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT." Projected date of issuance of a solicitation is June 2018. Please submit questions electronically to: [email protected] AND [email protected]