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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE INTRODUCTION : The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Orlando (ACC-Orlando) is issuing this Sources Sought Notice (SSN) on behalf of the U.S. Army Capabilities Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test (CPE ST3), Project Lead Threat Systems Management Office (PL TSMO) as a means of conducting market research to identify potential sources having an interest and industry technologies available to provide High Speed Aerial Targets (HSAT). The targets will be used to test and evaluate surface to air defense weapons systems. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement, if a requirement materializes. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, these requirements may be set-aside for small businesses (in full or in part), procured through full and open competition or sole source. All small business set-aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding submissions. Potential sources can respond to either or both requirements in this notice. DISCLAIMER : THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) TO BE SUBMITTED. IT 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. PROGRAM BACKGROUND : U.S. Army Capabilities Program Executive Simulation, Training, Test (CPE ST3), Project Lead Threat Systems Management Office (PL TSMO has a requirement to acquire and provide affordable, reusable, realistic, threat representative aerial targets to the Army, other services, and Allied Nations to support a variety of missions which require both simulated and live-fire engagements. The Army currently owns and operates a fleet of BQM-167 and MQM-178 aerial targets to meet these requirements. The Government does not own technical data packages for the BQM-167A, MQM-178A target systems and related peculiar support equipment and therefore cannot provide this data to interested parties. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES : The subscale aerial targets shall meet the following performance requirements: HSAT Target #1 Threshold Performance Requirements & Key Performance Parameters (KPPs) a. Targets are required to be at a minimum of Technology Readiness Level 6. b. Endurance (minutes): 30 mins at 15,000 ft. c. Desired Minimum-to-Maximum Airspeed Range: 250 Knots True Air Speed (KTAS) to 500 KTAS d. Payload Carriage: Internal: 100 lbs.; Wing (pounds per wing): 100 lbs. e. Operating Environment: Day and night, visual and inst…