CBP AMO MQ-9 Predator B/Guardian Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operational and Maintenance Support Experience and Capabilities - (Request for Information)

The CBP AMO UAS consists of one or more MQ-9 unmanned aircraft (UA), a ground control station (GCS), a C band line-of-sight (LOS) ground data terminal, a Ku band beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) broadband satellite system, a backup narrowband Inmarsat satellite communications (SATCOM) terminal, and support equipment. The MQ-9 UA is a multi-role long-endurance, medium-altitude aircraft designed to support a variety of missions carrying various payloads. It is a mid-wing monoplane with a slender fuselage, high-aspect-ratio wing, V-empennage, ventral fin, and rudder. It has retractable tricycle landing gear and is powered by a rear-mounted turboprop engine, driving a three-blade, variable-pitch propeller. AMO also operates the maritime variant MQ-9 Guardian and MQ-9 “Big Wing”. See attached file.