FBI Pistol RFI

The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Redstone Arsenal Field Office issued a Request for Information (RFI) on April 30, 2026, seeking market research data from pistol manufacturers to inform potential future acquisition requirements. The FBI is procuring information regarding duty pistols in three size categories (full-size, compact, and subcompact/micro), inert training pistols, man-marking training pistols, and replacement parts. Key requirements specify that all duty pistols must be striker-fired, 9mm Luger, semi-automatic weapons with a functional reliability rate of no worse than one stoppage per 2,000 rounds, accuracy of 4 inches or less at 25 meters, trigger pull weight between 4.5 and 6.0 pounds, and a minimum service life of 20,000 rounds. Pistols must accommodate the FBI's existing optics platforms through adapter plates and feature adjustable iron sights in multiple configurations with ambidextrous or configurable controls. Respondents must be primary manufacturers and should submit information addressing company qualifications, product specifications, manufacturing and delivery capabilities, and interest in site visits to the Ballistic Research Facility in Huntsville, Alabama during July 13-17, 2026, with responses due by June 10, 2026 at 23:59 Central Time.

This is a pre-solicitation notice with no set-aside designation, and no evaluation criteria for scoring responses are specified because this RFI is purely for information gathering with no commitment to award a contract. No incumbent contractors are identified, and no specific award value or budget range is disclosed at this stage. The RFI indicates that information gathered may or may not be used to develop requirements for a future solicitation, and respondents should note that no funds are available to support response preparation costs. Interested manufacturers should direct inquiries and submissions to Brian Ames, Contracting Officer, at bames@fbi.gov, with the understanding that this notice represents an exploratory market research phase rather than an immediate procurement action.