North Dakota Takes Flight: $102M Award Advances Pentagon’s Unmanned Systems Strategy

The county of Grand Forks, North Dakota, was awarded a modification to an existing indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (HQ003424D009). The amount of this action is $102,873,404. No amount is being obligated at this time. The cumulative total of the contract is $121,979,717. The purpose of this contract is to provide Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) airspace operations technology and concept development support for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Unmanned Systems Office. This contract will execute simulated and/or live UAS events to address the technical, operational, and regulatory challenges associated with normalizing Department of Defense UAS operations. The work will be performed in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The estimated contract completion date is May 19, 2029. Washington Headquarter Services, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.