Agility Prime Innovative Capabilities Opening (ICO) Transformative Vertical Flight

• Country: USA
• Summary: Agility Prime Innovative Capabilities Opening (ICO) Transformative Vertical Flight
• UST Ref No: 42507104
• Deadline: 24 Feb 2025
• Financier: Self Financed
• Purchaser Ownership: Government
• Tender Value: Refer Document
• Notice Type: Tender
• Document Ref. No.: FA8625-20-R-2028
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• Agility Prime Innovative Capabilities Opening (ICO) Transformative Vertical Flight
  Active Contract Opportunity
  Notice ID : FA8625-20-R-2028
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  Department/Ind. Agency : DEPT OF DEFENSE
  Sub-tier : DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE
  Major Command : AFMC
  Sub Command : AIR FORCE LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT CENTER
  General Information
  Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Updated)
  All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
  Updated Published Date: Apr 27, 2020 02:09 pm EDT
  Original Published Date: Feb 25, 2020 01:48 pm EST
  Updated Response Date: Feb 24, 2025 11:59 pm EST
  Original Response Date: Feb 24, 2025 11:59 pm EST
  Inactive Policy: Manual
  Updated Inactive Date: Feb 28, 2025
  Original Inactive Date: Feb 28, 2025
  Initiative: None
  
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  UPDATE: 04/27/2020 - AOI #2 and #3 have been added to this notice. Please reference attachments for information.
  UPDATE: 2/25/2020 An AOI has been added to this notice. Please reference attachments for information.
  
  
  SECTION 1 INTRODUCTIONUnder the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2371b the Agility Prime Office is pursuing prototype projects from nontraditional and traditional defense contractors. These projects will help the Government assess the transformative vertical flight market and Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) technologies. This effort seeks to establish a collaborative strategy with industry and investors that accelerates fielding of the most promising technologies for savings and utility to the Government, as well as potential commercial market success. As these systems mature toward certified commercial operations, the Government will identify opportunities for early adoption, with the potential for procurement and fielding in the next three years.
  The core technologies of interest include emerging electric VTOL (eVTOL) and urban/advanced air mobility (UAM/AAM) aircraft, although alternatives will be considered. These aircraft may incorporate non-traditional electric or hybrid propulsion for manned or optionally manned missions, with onboard pilot, remote pilot, or autonomous control. Based on emerging commercial trends, these transformational commercial vehicles are typically characterized by employment of distributed propulsion for vertical flight and potential use of a wing for horizontal flight, along with augmented flight control systems, and high levels of automation or autonomy. Besides aircraft, this effort will consider similar support to enabling technologies.
  During this Opening, the Government intends to test the hypothesis that, compared to other ground and air vehicles, these aircraft could revolutionize mobility given: 1) lower maintenanc...
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