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Army Blood Link (ABL) – Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 16, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 336411 look up NAICS codes
PSC code: 1550

Timeline

Posted

Sep 16, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Fort Bragg, NC
NAICS: 336411
Scope: Federal

Army Blood Link (ABL) – Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for Blood Product Transport Request for Proposals (RFP) – Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Prototype Project Brief Description of Requirement The 419th Contracting Support Brigade, Fort Liberty, North Carolina, on behalf of XVIII Airborne Corps Joint Operations Innovation Outpost (JIOP), is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) for the competitive award of an Other Transaction Authority (OTA) prototype project for the Army Blood Link (ABL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).

The Government seeks to develop and deliver two (2) prototype UAS capable of transporting 20 units of Government?designated blood products per mission, including all approved primary, secondary, thermal?control, shock?protection, monitoring, and restraint packaging.

Each system shall provide a minimum usable payload?compartment volume of 1.25 cubic feet and a minimum payload capacity of 35 pounds, with a payload capacity range of 25–50 pounds.

The contractor shall provide a validated transport container that maintains the Government?specified product temperature range for the required mission duration and environmental conditions.

The ABL UAS will be employed in contested and denied environments where ground transportation is not viable and will support both training and deployed operational missions for medical units (e.g., medical brigades).

Additional technical, performance, and interface requirements are provided in the attached Salient Characteristics – Army Blood Link (ABL) UAS for Blood Product Transport, which form an integral part of this notice and the basis for proposal evaluation.

Period and Place of Performance a.

Prototype Period of Performance (PoP): The anticipated PoP for the prototype OTA is up to 3 months from effective date of award...

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