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N00019-27-RFI-PMA208DRM.pdf | May 15, 2026 |
Additively Manufactured Solid Propulsion System for a Supersonic Aerial Target
Contact and place of performance
Joseph Perriello
St James, MD 20670
USA
THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT MAY USE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO INFORM A POTENTIAL PROTOTYPE PROJECT UNDER OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY (OTA), PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. § 4022. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS RFI IS VOL...
View moreThe Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons (PEO (U&W)), Aerial Targets Program Management Office, (PMA-208) at Patuxent River, MD is conducting market research to determine the amount of responsible sources that have the capability, experience, facilities, and potential solutions for the capability gap described herein. PMA-208 is seeking information on industry's capability to design, develop, qualify, and manufacture a solid-propellant propulsion system for a supersonic aerial target. The Government's objective is to leverage advanced manufacturing techniques, including but not limited to Additive Manufacturing (AM), to enhance the propulsion industrial base, improve system affordability, and increase supply chain resilience. The Government is exploring a strategy wherein the propulsion system would be developed to a Government-owned Technical Data Package (TDP) and subsequently provided to a prime air vehicle integrator as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). This RFI seeks to understand the feasibility, risks, and ROM cost/schedule associated with developing a form, fit, and function replacement for a legacy ducted rocket motor.
NAVAIR is considering awarding one or more Other Transaction Agreements (OTA), pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4022 “Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects,” for solid-propellant propulsion system for a supersonic aerial target.
The Government reserves the right to pursue production of a successful prototype(s).
Update (29 May 2026): The Government is considering utilizing the Naval Air Systems Consortium to potentially award one or more Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 4022 “Authority of the Department of Defense to carry out certain prototype projects”. This effort will be briefed by the Government at the NASC Membership Meeting on 25 June 2026. This forum is limited to the members of the NASC. For more information about membership as well as the Additively Manufactured Solid Propulsion System for a Supersonic Aerial Target briefing, please visit nascsolutions.org.
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Aerial Targets Program Management Office (PMA-208) is conducting market research to identify sources capable of designing, developing, qualifying, and manufacturing an additively manufactured solid-propellant propulsion system for a supersonic aerial target. This initiative seeks to leverage advanced manufacturing techniques to enhance the propulsion industrial base, improve affordability, and increase supply chain resilience. The government is exploring the feasibility of developing a form, fit, and function replacement for a legacy ducted rocket motor based on a government-owned Technical Data Package, which would eventually be provided to air vehicle integrators as Government Furnished Equipment.
The agency may use information from this Sources Sought notice to inform a potential prototype project under Other Transaction Authority (OTA) pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 4022. Specifically, the government is considering utilizing the Naval Air Systems Consortium (NASC) to award one or more agreements for the propulsion system. This effort is categorized under NAICS 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), and PSC AC13, National Defense R&D Services for Department of Defense Military Experimental Development. There is currently no set-aside assigned to this requirement (NONE/NONE).
Responses to solicitation number N00019-27-RFI-PMA208DRM are due by June 15, 2026. While the program office is located at Patuxent River, MD, the designated place of performance is St. James, MD. Joseph Perriello serves as the primary point of contact for this notice, which includes one attachment containing the technical description. The government intends to brief this effort at the NASC Membership Meeting on June 25, 2026, for consortium members.
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