Aug. 1 at 8:26 AM
$RCAT https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/91c0f1e790314ecb85996fe011a270fa/view
New http://SAM.gov notice (Jul 30): Army Research Lab intends to award a SOLE SOURCE contract to Teal Drones for Black Widow systems in UNLOCKED/DEV configuration.
Key details from the solicitation doc:
• 3 complete systems + spare batteries
• Delivery to ARL Adelphi (Army’s research lab)
• Sole source justification = Army states no other vendor meets the need
• Offers due Aug 5, one day before earnings
Small $ amount (evaluation buy, not production), but that’s the 2nd DoD branch buying Black Widow in a week after the
$2.49M Air Force contract. ARL wanting the unlocked version = they plan to experiment with payloads/software on it.
Not a catalyst, but another institutional adoption data point. Notice ID: W911QX26QA170