Drone Detection System
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W50S8N26QA020
- Agency
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Army National Guard
Department of the Army, 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
- Syracuse, New York 13211, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Army National Guard, through Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, seeks a rapidly deployable, autonomous radar system to detect, track, and classify small unmanned aircraft systems, with proposals due June 29, 2026. This is a total small business set-aside with a 100% Women-Owned Small Business reservation and a HUBZone price evaluation preference of 10 percent. Award will be based on lowest price.
Place of performance is Mattydale, New York, with delivery requested by September 30, 2026. The system must provide wide-area, persistent sUAS detection and tracking using passive or low-emission sensors—Radio Frequency, Electro-Optical/Infrared, or Acoustics—without causing electromagnetic interference to friendly communications or aviation. The system must detect and track low-altitude, low-RCS, slow-moving sUAS; provide real-time classification distinguishing birds, drones, and clutter at the sensor level; operate in RF-congested and urban environments; function independently of cloud connectivity in CONUS disaster or degraded communications scenarios; and provide a non-proprietary open API. Integration is required with existing command and control and counter-sUAS architectures including TAC, Lattice, and SAPIENT, and the system must deliver a common operating picture with real-time location, altitude, and historical track data. The NAICS code is 334511, Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, with a small business size standard of 1,350 employees. PSC code is 5865, Electronic Countermeasures, Counter-Countermeasures And Quick Reaction Capability Equipment. The contracting officer is Briana McCaffery, 315-233-2130.
Notice text
This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation, solicitation number W50S8N26QA020.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 334511 and the small business size standard is 1,350 employees.
The Air National Guard requires a rapidly deployable, autonomous radar capability to detect, track, and classify small UAS threats in support of:
• Domestic Operations (DOMOPS) and homeland defense
• Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
• Base defense and critical infrastructure protection
• Agile Combat Employment (ACE) distributed operations
Intended Employment: A continuous, reliable, and scalable detection capability for day-to-day area surveillance, tracking, and early warning of sUAS threats in defense of protected assets and critical infrastructure.
THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.
AWARD WILL BE BASED ON LOWEST PRICE.
CLIN 0001- Drone Detection System
Must meet the following minimum salient characteristics:
- The target system must provide wide-area, persistent sUAS detection and tracking.
- Utilize passive or low-emission sensors (e.g., Radio Frequency, Electro-Optical/Infrared, or Acoustics) to ensure safe operation in spectrum-sensitive environments without causing electromagnetic interference to friendly communications or aviation.
- The system's interface must provide operators with a common operating picture—including real-time location, altitude, and historical track data—enabling rapid situational awareness, threat assessment, and decisive action.
- Detect and track low-altitude, low-RCS, slow-moving sUAS
- Provide real-time classification (bird vs drone vs clutter) at the sensor
- Operate in RF-congested and urban environments typical of ANG missions
- Function independently of cloud connectivity (CONUS disaster / degraded comms scenarios)
- Provide non-proprietary open API
- Integrate with existing C2 and C-sUAS architectures such as TAC, Lattice, SAPIENT
- Must integrate into base architecture to provide a real-time, comprehensive sUAS air picture directly to the Base Defense Operations Center (BDOC) via a secure user interface
-All quotes are due NLT 2:00 p.m. eastern on 29 June 2026
Delivery Address is:
174th Attack Wing
6001 E. Molloy Rd.
Syracuse, NY 13211
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitation - W50S8N26QA020 Professional Appearance.pdf |
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