Industry Day for Unmanned Aircraft System Training and Mission Planning

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), OR SOLICITATION. THIS SPECIAL NOTICE IS BEING UTILIZED IAW FAR PART 10 MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE THE AVAILABILITY AND CAPABILITY OF INDUSTRY TO PROVIDE GROUP 1 AND GROUP 2 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) TRAINING, MISSION PLANNING, MISSION REHEARSAL, SIMULATION, AND QUALIFICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND TO INFORM POTENTIAL FUTURE ACQUISITION STRATEGIES. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT OBLIGATED TO AND WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM INTERESTED PARTIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS 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, CAPABILITY BRIEFS, TRAVEL, LODGING, PARTICIPATION IN THIS INDUSTRY DAY, OR ANY OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. FAILURE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS INDUSTRY DAY WILL NOT PREVENT A COMPANY FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY FUTURE MARKET RESEARCH EFFORT, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI), TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION, OR COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION RELATED TO GROUP 1 AND GROUP 2 UAS TRAINING, MISSION PLANNING, MISSION REHEARSAL, SIMULATION, AND QUALIFICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. NO TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. INTRODUCTION The Aircraft Project Management Office (AIR PMO), under the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS), announces an Industry Day to support market research related to commercially available and emerging Group 1 and Group 2 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Training, Mission Planning, Mission Rehearsal, Simulation, and Qualification Management Systems. This Industry Day is intended for representatives from industry with commercially available or emerging capabilities applicable to Group 1 and Group 2 UAS Training, Mission Planning, Mission Rehearsal, Simulation, and Qualification Management Systems. Air PMO will use this Industry Day to present representatives from industry with an overview of the Government's current capability

objectives, operational considerations, and areas of interest for Group 1 and Group 2 UAS training and simulation systems. Additionally, the Government seeks to better understand commercially available technologies, emerging capabilities, and industry trends that may inform future capability development,

requirements refinement, and acquisition planning. This Special Notice is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 as part of the Government's market research process to identify commercially available capabilities and assess industry's ability to support potential future

requirements. This announcement is for planning and market research purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation or commitment by the Government.

BACKGROUND Simulation-based training has the potential to enhance operator proficiency, improve training availability, increase training throughput, reduce operational risk, and provide realistic Mission Planning and Mission Rehearsal capabilities for Group 1 and Group 2 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). These capabilities enable operators to safely practice in realistic and challenging operational and threat environments, emergency procedures, and degraded system behaviors that may be impractical, unsafe, or cost-prohibitive to execute using live aircraft. Additionally, simulation-based training may reduce operational impacts associated with range availability, airspace restrictions, spectrum congestion, weather delays, aircraft maintenance

requirements, and logistical constraints while supporting standardized, repeatable, and scalable training across multiple UAS platforms. Through this market research effort, the Government seeks to better understand commercially available and emerging technologies, assess current industry capabilities and technology maturity, identify innovative approaches and best practices, and gather information that may assist in refining future capability