30 SFS Dronebusters
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA461026QDRON
- Agency
-
Air Force Space Command
Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 5865 Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures And Quick Reaction Capability Equipment
- Place of performance
- Lompoc, California 93437, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Space Command seeks handheld counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUAS) for the 30th Space Force Squadron at Vandenberg Space Force Base, with quotes due August 17, 2026, and questions due August 14. The procurement is a total small business set-aside restricted to the Dzyne Dronebuster under FAR 11.204(a)(2)(ii) sole source authority, justified by unique federal airspace and frequency authorizations required for immediate operational deployment; market research confirmed no alternative commercial systems meet all technical, logistical, and regulatory requirements.
Place of performance is Lompoc, California. The acquisition seeks three units of the standard Dronebuster Block 4 system and three units with Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) capability. The Dronebuster provides dual detection and radio frequency jamming across 430 MHz through 5.8 GHz frequencies, with detection and mitigation range up to approximately 3 kilometers, handheld and mounted configurations, and counter-autonomous drone capabilities. Award value is $312,608.40 on a firm-fixed-price basis. Solicitation number is FA461026QDRON; applicable NAICS code 334511 carries a 1,350-employee size standard. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable quotation under simplified acquisition procedures without competitive range, discussions, or scoring. All quotations must remain valid for 90 days, and offerors must be registered in SAM prior to submission. Contractor personnel accessing Vandenberg Space Force Base must comply with REAL ID Act requirements or present acceptable alternate identification for unescorted base access.
Notice text
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, prepared in accordance with the format in RFO overhaul subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The 30th Space Force Squadron (30 SFS) at Vandenberg SFB requires lightweight, handheld, standalone counter-small unmanned aerial systems (C-sUAS) for mobile, independent base defense. The Government is seeking to procure the Dzyne Dronebuster, leveraging strictly Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and Non-Developmental Items (NDI) to meet critical defense requirements.
Market research into C-sUAS capabilities shows that the commercial sector has evolved to offer ruggedized, battery-operated mitigation devices capable of full threat disruption with a single portable unit. While there are no overarching mandatory-use policies for general security hardware, the C-sUAS regulatory environment necessitates procuring systems with immediate legal deployability via universal 10 U.S.C. § 130i and FAA operational approvals.
The Dzyne Dronebuster possesses the requisite federal airspace and frequency authorizations and is already widely integrated as an enterprise-level capability across the Department of Defense. Procuring unapproved commercial alternatives for Vandenberg SFB would result in unacceptable regulatory delays and unrecoverable testing costs to achieve compliance.
While this requirement is restricted to the specific make and model (Dzyne Dronebuster) due to mandatory operational and legal approvals, market research confirms the system is available through multiple authorized commercial resellers. This requirement is being solicited as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) to leverage standard commercial procurement channels, transparent MSRPs, and competitive pricing among authorized resellers.
The Government intends to award a single firm-fixed-price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be the best value to the Government based on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis. To be considered technically acceptable, the offeror must be an authorized reseller capable of providing the required Dzyne Dronebuster systems.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Attachment 3_DF Below SAT Dronebusters.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2_Pricing Schedule.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Attachment 1_Salient Charateristics.pdf | ||
| RFQ Combo Syn.pdf |
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