COCO Intelligence Surveillance

The Department of Defense (DoD), US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has a requirement for contractor-operated (COCO) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of Department of Defense (DoD) combat and contingency operational requirements.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of Defense (DoD), US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), has a requirement for contractor-operated (COCO) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of Department of Defense (DoD) combat and contingency operational requirements.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency Department of Defense (DoD), US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
Solicitation Number H9240824RFI0002
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 12/2025 (Estimate)
Award Date 05/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $154,381,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Undetermined
Primary Requirement  Professional Services
Duration TBD
Contract Type TBD
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
541330

Engineering Services
Size Standard: $25.5 million annual receipts except $47.0 million annual receipts for Military and Aerospace Equipment and Military Weapons and Contracts and Subcontracts for Engineering Services Awarded Under the National Energy Policy of 1992 and Marine
Place of Performance:
  • North Carolina, United States
    • Fort Liberty
  • OCONUS
  • Fort Huachuca, Arizona, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/989f85df22244a66a0dae1beb9d70d18/view

Background

N/A

Requirements

USSOCOM is specifically interested in UAS ISR services capable of the following performance parameters.

  • Endurance:  A minimum of 30 hours in mission configuration with sufficient fuel reserves.
  • Operational range: At least 400 nautical miles (nm) from the ground control station located at the launch site, with a single air vehicle.
  • On Station Time: 10 hours’ Time-on-Station (TOS) at maximum range.
  • Datalink range (communications and Full Motion Video (FMV)): Line of Sight with Type-1 Encryption utilizing the Bandwidth Efficient Common Data Link (BE-CDL) waveform.
  • Simultaneous, multi-intelligence (multi-INT) capable with FMV sensor(s) and an Electronic Warfare (EW) type sensor.
  • FMV: Electro Optic (EO)/ Infrared (IR) National Imagery Interpretability Rating Scale (NIIRS) of Level 7 or above for EO and IR when taken from the UAV at an altitude of 10,000 feet above ground level (AGL) at a 45-degree slant range.
  • Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise Positioning Service (PPS) receiver.
  • Operate in contested/degraded situations (UAS shall be capable of a minimum 74dB of GPS anti-jamming for all phases of flight).
  • Operate in austere environments.
  • The Air Vehicle (AV) shall operate on commonly available fuels at forward-deployed locations, such as MIL-DTL-5624, grade JP-4/JP-5; MIL-DTL-83133 grade JP-8/JP-8+100; ASTM D910, aviation gasoline grade 100LL; and their equivalent NATO and commercial versions.
  • In accordance with DoDI 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology, obtain an Authorization to Operate (ATO) from the USSOCOM/J6, or reciprocity ATO inherited from another DoD Service Branch are acceptable.
  • Meet the NDAA2023 Section 817 requirements for country of origin of UAS and critical components.

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