The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (DRPM RAS) 4.0, Air Warfare Program Management Office (DRPM RAS 4.0 Air Warfare PMO), Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, desires to accelerate the identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and enabling technologies, prototyping integration, and fielding evaluation of potential solutions for the Marine Corps Unmanned Logistics System – Air (ULS-A) logistics distribution mission.
During the weeks of 25 January through 5 February 2027, Air Warfare PMO will sponsor a technology demonstration in Huntsville, Alabama. The Government requests applications from industry to participate in this demonstration; successful performance during the demonstration may subsequently result in the award of an Other Transaction (OT) Prototype Agreement in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4022.
Interested and eligible applicants must submit a 3-5 page white paper that describes their technical approach and the technical maturity of their UAS together with the completed questionnaire found at nascsolutions.org/opportunities under Current Opportunities. There are no NASC Membership requirements and no associated fees required with the application submission or to participate in this demonstration.
Applications will be scored in accordance with the TRUAS Increment II Application Evaluation Rubric, which is available for download at nascsolutions.org/opportunities under Current Opportunities. To ensure an eligible score for demonstration selection, applicants are encouraged to review this rubric and address eligibility criterion within their white paper and/or questionnaire response.
Applications for participation will be submitted to nascopportunities@nascsolutions.tech and accepted until 2359 EST on 30 November 2026. The Government may, but is not required to, seek clarifications or additional information from applicants regarding their application.
Notification to selected participant(s) will be issued via e-mail no later than 2359 EST on 18 December 2026; information regarding the demonstration venue will be provided within selection email.
Submit technical questions to nascopportunities@nascsolutions.tech by 13 November 2026. Technical questions and answers related to the demonstration will be posted and updated on nascsolutions.org/opportunities under Current Opportunities.
Should the Government elect to use the NASC Consortium and if a participant’s demonstration is selected to proceed to the Statement of Work (SOW) collaboration stage and subsequent Request for Proposal (RFP), the selected participant(s) will be required to become a member of the NASC.