The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Office is conducting the BEYOND Phase 2 competitive selection to expand the BEYOND program, focused on infrastructure, scalability, safety, and automation. This is not a FAA Acquisition Management System procurement or contract award; it will instead result in up to eight Other Transaction Agreements with SLTT entities, with possible additional OTAs if resources permit. The effort seeks offerors that can deliver successful outcomes addressing operational challenges including public safety, controlled airspace, remote/rural areas with inadequate infrastructure, on-airport operations, and cross-international-border operations. Proposals will be evaluated against selection criteria in the SIR, and offerors must have an active SAM registration to be considered. The FAA encourages prospective offerors to monitor SAM.gov for updates and submit questions in writing as specified in the SIR.

The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Office is running a competitive selection for BEYOND Phase 2, supporting expansion of the BEYOND program under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. This is not a procurement or acquisition under the FAA Acquisition Management System and will not result in a procurement contract; instead, the FAA intends to award up to eight Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), with additional OTAs possible if resources permit. The effort focuses on infrastructure, scalability, safety, and automation, plus operational challenges involving public safety, controlled airspace, remote/rural areas with inadequate infrastructure, on-airport operations, and cross-border operations. The FAA seeks offerors that can deliver successful outcomes in these focus areas and expects awards to State, local, tribal, and territorial entities. Offerors must have an active SAM registration and follow the SIR’s proposal submission requirements; questions and answers are forthcoming.

The FAA is conducting a competitive selection for BEYOND Phase 2 to award up to eight Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) with state, local, tribal, and territorial governments (SLTTs). This effort supports the Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Office and expands the BEYOND program under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The program focuses on four programmatic areas—infrastructure, scalability, safety, and automation—as well as five operational challenge areas: public safety, controlled airspace, remote rural areas with inadequate infrastructure, on-airport operations, and cross-border operations. Interested offerors must have an active SAM.gov registration to be considered. The government may execute additional OTAs if resources permit, and this process will not result in a procurement contract.

The FAA is issuing a competitive selection for BEYOND Phase 2 to award up to eight Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs), not procurement contracts, in support of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration. The program targets four focus areas—infrastructure, scalability, safety, and automation—as well as operational challenges such as public safety, controlled airspace, remote rural areas, on-airport operations, and cross-border operations. Eligible offerors are state, local, tribal, and territorial governments that must have an active SAM.gov registration. Proposals must be submitted via email, and questions must be submitted in writing as specified in the SIR.