Autonomous Drone and Systems Training

Statement of Work (SOW) for 5-Year Drone Warfare & Autonomous Defense Systems Training 1.0 Scope The scope of this effort is to provide multiple technical training courses for NSWC Crane employees at all levels of the organization supporting the War Department’s Drone Dominance initiative and advances in autonomous warfare technologies. Dates of all training courses must be agreed upon between the vendor and the Workforce Development Branch of Human Resources at NSWC Crane but must occur between the contract period of performance (date of award – 30 September 2031). All training courses must be conducted in-person at the government facility within normal working hours (0800 – 1700). 1.1 Background The Workforce Development Branch of the Human Resources Office at NSWC Crane is responsible for providing training for all of the NSWC Crane civilian workforce. The courses required in this contract align to the Secretary of War’s priority for America’s Drone Dominance. Each class will have a minimum of 10 students per offering. The maximum number of students per offering will be contingent upon budget availability for the given course and the vendor’s facilitation limits. For courses that do not meet the minimum student count (10 students) two weeks prior to the training event, the course will either be rescheduled for a later date (at a date agreeable between the government and the vendor) or cancelled, at the government’s discretion without penalty. Vendor must invoice within 5 business days upon completion of each course. 2.0 Applicable Documents The documents listed in this section are applicable to this SOW. While every effort has been made to ensure the completeness of this list, document users are cautioned they must meet all specified requirements documents as cited in this SOW, whether or not they are listed. In the event of conflict between the documents referenced herein and the contents of the SOW, the contents of the SOW shall prevail: NSWC Crane Training Roster Requirements Vendor’s instructors/facilitators must be eligible for (and cleared to provide) classified environment training/information, when required.  3.1 Training Courses NSWC Crane will identify one initial course to be executed upon award of this contract with all other potential courses awarded as “options”, as needed throughout the period of performance. All courses shall be conducted within normal working hours, but preferably between the hours of 0800 – 1700. All training courses will be conducted in an in-person delivery format using government provided facilities. Vendor must provide a comprehensive catalog of course offerings readily available for scheduling related to drone warfare and autonomous systems to NSWC Crane through this contract. The catalog must multiple training courses readily available in their course catalog specific to defense technologies that provide training at all levels – beginner/foundational through expert level – and integrates the full lifecycle of drone warfare from initial concept and design to deployment and maintenance, including cybersecurity implications. The catalog must be provided either digital copy submission or via website links for RTA review. The development of all materials must be conducted based on the vendor’s subject matter expertise of the topic area without the use of information provided unofficially through artificial intelligence tools (i.e. ChatGPT, etc). Past performance of providing training based on the drone warfare courses from the vendor’s catalog must be provided. For the initial contract award, a single 2-day “Drone Warfare & Autonomous Defense Systems Fundamentals” course will be executed in FY26 (between date of award – 01 September 2026) for a max of 60 students via in-person learning. The course must provide an in-depth understanding of drone warfare and autonomous defense systems to include basic principles of unmanned systems, AI-driven defense strategies, and modern military applications. The training must cover autonomous targeting, counter-drone tactics, ethical considerations, and emerging technologies shaping the future of warfare. Additional courses from the vendor’s training catalog may be added to the scope of work within the period of this contract as new requirements arise. For the duration of this contract’s PoP, the vendor must provide an updated list of training course offerings relative to this contract’s scope on an annual basis (no later than 30 April) for consideration in inclusion in the Command’s annual training plan. 3.2 Training Materials The vendor is responsible for providing training that is in accordance with the latest technical guidance for each class instructed. The vendor shall provide supporting materials to the student to include: Class schedule, Instructional handouts, textbooks/resource materials, and copies of all class presentations (both in print or electronically) used in the facilitation of the course. Training Instructors The proposal must include biographical information relative to the expected instructors of the course(s) to include subject matter expertise, military experience, and experience providing training to DoW/DoD entities, etc. Vendor’s trainer/facilitator shall have real world expertise with drone warfare and experience actively supporting the development of semi- autonomous and autonomous drone training.   An ideal trainer would be a current or prior military service member or military advisor who has multi- year class 1-3 UaS battlefield advising experience and or expertise with small to medium class munition armed UuV & UsV’s.    Vendor’s trainer/facilitator shall have experience with engineering or technical expertise in counter drone technologies (kinetic & non-kinetic), understand resiliency and communication via autonomy in a contested environment and be able to inform and train on such.  Contested environmen…