This announcement is for the posting of solicitation 6973GH-18-R-00175 for the acquisition of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Initial Qualification Training. This solicitation is open to all business sizes; "full and open" competition. This requirement is Full and Open. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 611512 Education and Training Services. The business size standard for this NAICS is $27.5 million. U.S. Border Patrol requires the ability to surveil throughout their areas of responsibility along the Southwest and Northern borders in order to achieve and maintain situational awareness as an operational function of securing the Nation’s Borders. One source of security surveillance is the implementation of a Small Unmanned Aircraft System Program (SUAS) that can provide actionable information to the Border Patrol on the location and movement of potential Items of Interests (IOI). In order to provide proper operational training for the agents on these systems the FAA has been tasked to obtain operator training for the current system which are being tested. Vendors are encouraged to review this announcement on the FAA’s Contract Opportunities Website at https://facco.faa.gov. If you are viewing this announcement on Fed Biz Ops (www.fbo.gov) the attachments may not be available or viewable to you. All responses to this solicitation should be received by 5:00 p.m. Central (Oklahoma) Time, Friday, August 31, 2018. The FAA prefers that all submittals, including attachments, be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist using the following email address: [email protected]. Please include “Solicitation Response - 6973GH-18-R-00175� in the subject line of your email. Information provided will not be released however please mark PROPRIETARY on all your documents submitted as necessary. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the FAA will arise as a result of submission of responses to this announcement and the FAA’s use of such information. If you're viewing this announcement from a source other than Federal Aviation Administration Contract Opportunities (FAACO), visit https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm/announcement/view/31190 to view the original announcement.

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