The Regional Contracting Office-MCI
WEST, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., has a requirement to
provide a manned, fixed-wing propeller driven aircraft with
intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to
support semi-annual three-day training exercises for Marine
Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1), Marine Corp Air
Station, Yuma, Ariz.
The service requested is to provide
real-time electro-optical and infrared sensor full-motion video while
integrating with close air support aircraft to locate and simulate
attacking opposing forces, simulated by live role-players. The
aircraft must have capability of five hours on station time at an
altitude of 24,000 feet.
“The intent of this effort is to provide familiarization of flight characteristics, capabilities and limitations of ISR aircraft for MAWTS-1 instructors and prospective instructors,” Marine Corps officials said in contract documents released Wednesday. “This is a pre-solicitation notice that a solicitation is scheduled to be released on or around March 24.”
