BEYOND Phase 2

Amendment 0003 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to October 23, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No other changes result from Amendment 0003. Questions and Answers are forthcoming. __________________________________________________ Amendment 0002 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to October 9, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No other changes result from Amendment 0002. Questions and Answers are forthcoming. __________________________________________________ Amendment 0001 is hereby issued to extend the proposal due date of the SIR to September 25, 2026 at 3:00pm ET. No other changes result from Amendment 0001. __________________________________________________ This is the Screening Information Request (SIR) 697DCK-26-R-00423 for the BEYOND Phase 2 Selection. This procurement is in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility Integration Office (AUS). The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L.118-63) Section 920 allows for the expansion of the BEYOND program. The FAA will implement a BEYOND Phase 2 competitive selection process, through this SIR. This competitive selection process is not a procurement or acquisition under the FAA Acquisition Management System. The FAA did not develop any acquisition requirements for this competitive selection process, and the process will not result in the award of a procurement contract. Consistent with the FAA Administrator�s authorities under 49 U.S.C. �106(l) and (m), this process will result in the award of an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). The FAA intends to award up to eight (8) OTAs through this solicitation. BEYOND Phase 2 has four programmatic focus areas: infrastructure, scalability, safety and automation. Five operational focus areas have also been identified as the greatest challenges that will need to be addressed for progress to be made: public safety, controlled airspace, remote, rural areas with inadequate infrastructure,...