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1. General: This Request for Information (RFI) is not a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, quotations, or obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services, but for planning purposes only. This RFI is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources and to explore industry capabilities. Your response to this RFI will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission to this announcement or the Government use of such information. The information provided may be used by the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in development of its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marked proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this request for information or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this RFI. 2. Purpose: a. The USSOCOM, Special Operations Forces-Acquisition Technology and Logistics (SOF AT&L), Program Executive Office-Tactical Information Systems (PEO-TIS), Program Management Office-Remote Capabilities (PMO-RC), small Uncrewed Multidomain Systems-Air (sUMS-Air) seeks information on specific technology areas to gain knowledge of, explore, and identify potential methodologies and available capabilities in the examination of Long Range/Long Endurance (LR|LE) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). b. LR/LE UAS Traits: (1) Basic Traits: Should be a Group 2 UAS capable of performing multiple configurable mission sets at ranges of 20 kilometers and beyond for six (6) hours and beyond, while simultaneously carrying and operating a minimum of two (2) payloads/sensors with a combined weight of five (5) pounds or more. The UAS should be able to launch and recover from a 100m x 100m land surface with a slope of 5° or less during day and night operations in standard and adverse weather conditions, including up to 1/8" of rain per hour. UAS should be able to take off and be recovered in wind conditions up to and exceeding 20 knots. In flight, it must operate in sustained winds of 20 knots and gusts of 30 knots. UAS should be able to operate in RF congested and Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) contested environments. UAS should include modular components, allowing a trained SOF operator to set up the system from a transport case to a ready-to-launch status in no more than 60 minutes. Propulsion system should be electric, or hybrid based. UAS should be able to maintain or exceed a cruise speed of 25 Knots Indicated Airspeed (KIAS) and dash at 35 KIAS. The system must follow a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to host government-developed collaborative autonomy plugins to plan and execute missions independently or collaboratively with operators in the loop (OITL) or…

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