Drone Dominance Program Phase I - Request for Solutions

The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) is a multi-phase program that aims to provide ground combat forces with the tools needed to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy in close combat. The program will award $1.1 billion in prototype orders over four independent phases in the next two years. Each phase will introduce new operational challenges requiring improvements in capabilities, and the number of drones purchased will increase, the price per unit will decrease, and the number of vendors receiving prototype delivery orders will decrease. The program represents a fundamental shift in acquisition strategy, where the Department of War (DoW) intends to buy demonstrated capabilities through live competition. • The program will award $1.1 billion in prototype orders over four phases. • Each phase will introduce new operational challenges requiring improvements in capabilities. • The number of drones purchased will increase, the price per unit will decrease, and the number of vendors receiving prototype delivery orders will decrease. • The program represents a fundamental shift in acquisition strategy, where the DoW intends to buy demonstrated capabilities through live competition. • Vendors will bear development and manufacturing risk, and the Government will pay a fixed price only for units that are delivered and determined acceptable.