Rocket Assisted Take Off (RATO) motors and initiators for the BQM-167A Aerial Target Drone

UPDATE AMEND 2 as of 12/3/2024 - The USG is Providing additional responses to questions asked regardng the draft solicitaiton. All other information provided below remains unchanged. Responses have been provided in the attachments section. UPDATE AMEND as of 11/18/2024 - The USG is providing available responses to questions asked regarding the draft solicitation. All other information provided below remains in effect. Responses have been provided in the attachments section.

This Acquisition is to establish a five (5) - year indefinate delivery -indefinate quantity (IDIQ) firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. the United States Government (USG) intends to procure Rocket Assisted Take-Off (RATO) rocket motors and initiators. These rockets are used to launch a remotely piloted target drone called the BQM-167 aerial target drone. A draft copy of the solicitation, including proposed clauses and attachments are attached below.

The USG reserves the right to not award a contract in response to this draft solicitation. Interested parties with questions may reach out to the Primary Contracting Officer listed below. The JQR documents describing the required process needed to become qualified (as a requirement to be considered a technically acceptable source) are listed in the attachments below.