NOAA/OMAO/UxSOC, Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Virtual Industry Kickoff Event

The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (OMAO), Uncrewed Systems Operations Center (UxSOC) will be conducting an Uncrewed Systems (UxS) Industry Kickoff Event virtually to discuss the upcoming start of an UxS Industry Engagement Forum. The Kickoff Event will also highlight NOAA requirements, current NOAA end users of UxS from industry, and potential applications of UxSOC funding to UxS work.

Following the Kickoff Event, the UxS Industry Engagement Forum will be held on a monthly basis and will involve direct market research engagement between UxS industry and NOAA mission holders. Each session of the Forum will provide a space for vendors of UxS platforms and services to share information on their work with NOAA, and for NOAA to engage with said vendors to perform market research around specific thematic areas.

The UxS Industry Engagement Forum will be formally announced and explained at the UxS Industry Kickoff Event.

UxS vendors interested in participating in the UxS Industry Kickoff Event (currently scheduled for July 22, 2024 from 1:00-5:00 PM Eastern) should express interest via this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLyhf8YITAI7jmUN0019FGsXsfPa0symQXDy9dLIXAjbTYXg/viewform?usp=sf_link The form is also available on the UxSOC website. https://www.omao.noaa.gov/uncrewed-systems/external-partners Interested parties will receive a link to a virtual meeting to attend.

This special notice is for planning purposes only and is issued in accordance with FAR provision 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997) provided at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.215-3 . Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or services or to issue a formal solicitation.

In addition, the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this notice, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information that the firm considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. UxS vendors interested in participating in the UxS Industry Kickoff Event should express interest via this survey by June 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern. Questions from this notice should be submitted via email to the UxSOC at uxs.omao@noaa.gov, by June 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM Eastern.