UAS Test Site and SkyDome Professional Services

Oneida County is seeking proposals for operational management, technical support, safety management, and marketing services for the FAA-designated NYUASTS UAS Test Site and SkyDome at Griffiss International Airport, with proposals accepted for individual or combined scopes.

Oneida County > Department of Aviation


General
Open
RFP 2026-458
Oct 16, 2026 12:00 PM
5 years
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Contact
prayhill@oneidacountyny.gov
660 Hangar Road, Rome, NY, USA
Submission Instructions
Mail
Oneida County Department of Aviation, 660 Hangar Road, Suite 223, Rome, New York 13441, Attn: Paul Rayhill, Director of UAS Operations
Description

Oneida County seeks qualified organizations to provide one or more professional-services scopes for the FAA-designated New York UAS Test Site (NYUASTS) and SkyDome at Griffiss International Airport. Proposers may bid on individual scopes, combinations of scopes, or all scopes. Scope A covers day-to-day NYUASTS operations, including flight-test support, airport and air-traffic-control coordination, safety management, customer and visitor management, equipment and facility maintenance, records, reporting, and transition implementation. Scope B covers comparable operational management and testing support for SkyDome, an indoor UAS, IoT, robotics, autonomy, communications, sensing, cybersecurity, and cyber-physical-systems facility. Scope C requests NYUASTS technical services, including software, hardware, network, access-control, system-security, and CMMC Level 2 compliance support. Scope D requests SkyDome technical services, including system-security management and radio-frequency spectrum monitoring. Scopes E and F request separate marketing and business-development programs for NYUASTS and SkyDome, including positioning, digital marketing, lead generation, customer acquisition, industry outreach, partnerships, events, public relations, and revenue development. Proposals must address the applicable technical and operational approach, FAA compliance, safety and risk management, airport/ATC integration, business development, staffing, facilities and technology, financial structure, references, and proposer certification. The anticipated initial term is five years with renewal options at the County's discretion.

Classification Codes
NAICS488119Other Airport Operations
PSCAR16AERONAUTICS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY - MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT
Smart Codes
uas test site operationsuas safety managementuas facility marketing
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Sep 14, 2026-RFP Issued
Sep 17, 2026-Optional Site Visits (optional)
Site visits may be requested and scheduled by contacting Paul Rayhill.
Sep 25, 2026-Optional Site Visits End (optional)
Site visits may be requested and scheduled by contacting Paul Rayhill.
Oct 02, 2026 02:00 PM-Questions Due
Oct 09, 2026 02:00 PM-Responses to Questions
Oct 16, 2026-Proposal Due Date
Oct 19, 2026-Interviews/Presentations, If Any
Oct 23, 2026-Interviews/Presentations, If Any End
Nov 2, 2026-Notice of Intent to Award
Nov 3, 2026-Contract Negotiations
Nov 13, 2026-Contract Negotiations End
Dec 16, 2026-Contract Award
Jan 1, 2027-Operations Begin
Requirements
Required
  • Commercial General Liability
  • Aviation/UAS Liability
  • Business Automobile Liability
  • Workers' Compensation and Employer's Liability
  • Professional Liability/Errors and Omissions
  • Cyber Liability
  • Aircraft/UAS Liability
  • Property
Scored
  • Minimum 3 references
Yes
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