NDAA-Compliant Federal Drone Logistics

SAM.gov active, FAA Part 107 certified, minority-owned small business, with an NDAA-compliant operating model and a strict firewall between federal and commercial work.

Proposal-ready today, with credentials stated exactly as they are. SAM.gov active, FAA Part 107 certified, minority-owned small business, and an NDAA-compliant operating model with a strict firewall between federal and commercial work.

Credentials, stated plainly

SAM.gov active

UEI UDL1T5XAFXC6 · CAGE 20J80. Registered and proposal-ready now.

FAA Part 107

Certified remote pilot, LAANC authorization filed where airspace requires it.

SBA 8(a)

Building eligibility with the NC SBTDC — not certified, and never claimed as such.

Minority-owned

Minority-owned small business. Not veteran-owned, not SDVOSB.

The dual-fleet firewall

Government and healthcare missions fly the NDAA-compliant fleet. Commercial documentation missions may fly commercial aircraft. Separate flight logs, separate accounting ledgers, and a mandatory pre-flight check enforce it — so a contracting officer never has to wonder which airframe flew their mission.

The federal fleet is planned, not fielded. We would rather you read that here than discover it in a debrief.

What we deliver federally

Capability statements →

Questions people actually ask

Are you an 8(a) certified firm?

No, and we will not imply otherwise. MW AIRLIFT is a minority-owned small business, SAM.gov active (UEI UDL1T5XAFXC6, CAGE 20J80), and is building 8(a) eligibility with the North Carolina SBTDC. Not certified. The company is also not veteran-owned.

Is the NDAA-compliant fleet in service today?

The federal fleet is planned, not fielded. The dual-fleet firewall — separate logs, separate accounting, separate aircraft — is documented and operating as policy now, so that when the federal fleet is acquired there is no retrofit and no ambiguity about which aircraft flew which mission.

What is the dual-fleet firewall?

Government and healthcare missions fly the NDAA-compliant fleet; commercial documentation missions may fly commercial aircraft. Separate flight logs, separate accounting ledgers, and a mandatory pre-flight check enforce the separation. It is the definition we use everywhere — capability statements, proposals and this page.

What past performance can you show?

One paid external client engagement delivered, invoiced and collected, with a documented past-performance record and an independently verifiable chain of custody. We state the volume plainly rather than dressing it up: the process is proven, the volume is one.

Talk to the pilot, not a call centre

MW AIRLIFT is owner-operated. The person who answers is the person who flies the mission and signs the report.

NDAA Drone Ops

NDAA-Compliant Federal Drone Logistics

All federal and federally-funded operations use NDAA-compliant aircraft exclusively. No DJI. No covered foreign entity equipment. Never. This is not a preference — it is a permanent operational policy enforced through a dual-fleet firewall — physical fleet separation, separate flight logs, an internal Insurance & Fleet Coverage Policy, and separate P&L accounts.

  • Federal Fleet: Parrot ANAFI USA GOV (primary) and Skydio X10 — both NDAA Section 848-compliant
  • BVLOS Roadmap: Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight waiver application planned for Year 2 — will unlock autonomous long-range delivery and remote inspection
  • Disaster Response: Emergency supply delivery, aerial damage assessment, situational awareness imagery during declared disasters
  • Payload Capacity: Up to 5 lbs for critical cargo — medical supplies, test kits, essential equipment
  • FAA Authorized: LAANC authorization via Aloft (Air Control) on every flight — full airspace compliance
  • Documentation: Complete flight records, chain-of-custody, and imagery delivery within 4 hours

NDAA Dual-Fleet Policy

MW AIRLIFT™ maintains a two-fleet separation policy (federal fleet planned):

  • Fleet A (Federal Only, planned): Parrot ANAFI USA GOV (primary) and Skydio X10 — federal contracts, FEMA work, 8(a) contracts, county EOC retainers, grant-funded deliverables
  • Fleet B (Commercial Only): DJI Mavic — private-sector inspection only, never federal

Separation Controls: Separate storage cases (labeled), separate flight logs, an internal Insurance & Fleet Coverage Policy, separate P&L sub-ledgers, and a job intake form with a mandatory federal-funding checkbox on every DJI dispatch.

Federal Use Cases

  • Emergency medical supply delivery
  • Disaster relief logistics
  • County EOC situational awareness
  • FEMA EMPG subcontract deliverables
  • Critical government cargo transport
SBA 8(a) — Building Eligibility

Federal Logistics Contracting

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC — deployable nationwide for federal requirements. SBA 8(a) — building eligibility, preparing to file. Once certified, federal agencies can engage MW AIRLIFT™ for accelerated procurement up to $4.5M per award, wherever the mission is.

  • 8(a) Sole-Source Authority: Up to $4.5M per federal contract — streamlined federal procurement, no protest risk
  • NDAA Compliant Fleet: Parrot ANAFI USA GOV (primary) and Skydio X10 — meets NDAA Section 848 requirements for all federal drone operations
  • Emergency Management: County EOC retainers, FEMA EMPG subcontracts, disaster response logistics
  • SAM.gov Active: NAICS 481219 (Nonscheduled Air Transportation — primary), 488999 (Air Transport Support), 493110 (Cold-Chain Warehousing), 541519 (Other Computer Related Services / IoT)
  • CMMC L1 by Month 12: DoD cybersecurity compliance roadmap active — targeting L1 self-assessment Month 12, L2 Month 24

Active Certifications

  • SBA 8(a) Business Development Program (building eligibility)
  • NDAA Section 848 Compliant Fleet
  • FAA Part 107 — daytime operations
  • SAM.gov Active — UEI: UDL1T5XAFXC6 · CAGE: 20J80
  • NC Emergency Management Vendor Registry
  • Minority-Owned Business

In Progress

  • FAA BVLOS Waiver (planned Month 4)
  • CMMC Level 1 (Month 12 target)
  • ISO 9001 (Year 3 target)

Teaming

MW AIRLIFT™ actively seeks teaming arrangements with federal prime contractors. We provide: 8(a) set-aside eligibility, NDAA-compliant drone ops, cold-chain logistics, and IoT monitoring — as a qualified MBE subcontractor.