Air-Launched Loiter Munition (Alm) Assessment Tender - 96669157

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Country: USA

Summary: Air-Launched Loiter Munition (Alm) Assessment Event (Ae)

Deadline: 15 Mar 2024

Posting Date: 10 Feb 2024

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 96669157

Document Ref. No.: SWX_ALM_AE

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

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Purpose SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office - Fixed Wing (PEO-FW), Stand-Off Precision Guided Munitions (SOPGM) Program, will host a series of events to demonstrate and integrate Air-launched Loiter Munition (ALM) capabilities. These engagements with Industry, Academia, and Government Labs, will help USSOCOM identify potential material solutions and investigate the trade-space. USSOCOM intends to survey industry for mature technology with minimum development required to support rapid fielding of this capability.
Background/SynopsisThe SOPGM Program Office currently supports Special Operations Forces (SOF) aircrews with short range munitions that are employed directly to known targets, visually identified by the shooter aircraft before launch, and use existing precision terminal guidance solutions such as Global Positioning System (GPS). USSOCOM has determined these traditional methods and sensors are not optimal for operations in a time compressed and highly contested environment and is looking for ALMs with improved sensor technologies to decrease the engagement time from minutes to seconds, improve targeting solutions, and increase the survivability of SOF.
Objective1) Explore potential ALM solutions with Industry, Academia, and Labs based upon an understanding of current SOCOM use cases and operational landscapes for future conflicts. Recent conflicts in Ukraine and elsewhere have demonstrated mature ground-launched loiter munition capabilities. This, combined with the emergence of Air Launched Effects (ALE), should provide a shorter path to viable and mature ALMs.
2) Investigate the trade-space, to include:
a) Endurance, Range, Cruise and Max Airspeedsb) Payload Capacityc) Sensors/Seekers, Semi-Active Laser (SAL), Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR), Radio Frequency (RF), Automatic Target Recognition (ATR), Automatic Target Detection (ATD)d) Command and Control (C2) Data-Link, Telemetry, Transponder, Fligh...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID SWX_ALM_AE Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency DEPT OF DEFENSE Sub-tier US SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND (USSOCOM) Office HQ USSOCOM

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Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)

All Dates/Times are: (UTC-05:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Original Published Date: Feb 06, 2024 03:41 pm EST

Original Response Date: Mar 15, 2024 11:59 pm EDT

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

Original Inactive Date: Mar 30, 2024

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