Low-Cost Ground and Airborne Technologies to Detect, Classify, Track, and Defeat UAS-borne Threats, Request for Information

Closed Special Notice Posted Feb 23, 2026

Solicitation number: W911QX-26-BA0001
Agency: ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
Responses due: Apr 8, 2026
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC: 5821 Radio And Television Communication Equipment, Airborne
Place of performance: Adelphi, Maryland 20783, United States
Points of contact: Swati Jain swati.jain2.civ@army.mil (520) 672-9619

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Mar 24, 2026.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Mar 24, 2026

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground issued Request for Information (RFI) W911QX-26-BA0001 on February 23, 2026, seeking industry partners capable of developing innovative, low-cost counter-unmanned aerial system (counter-UAS) technologies. This Special Notice is a pre-solicitation synopsis that functions as an RFI rather than a formal competitive solicitation, allowing the Government to gauge market capability before making a final decision to compete the requirement. The RFI covers Class Codes 1095 and 5963 (Effectors and Electronic Modules) under NAICS Code 541715 and applies to both sensing and effector technology solutions. The notice explicitly states that the Government's determination whether to compete the proposed requirement based on responses is solely within its discretion. This RFI represents the Army Research Laboratory's effort to identify potential responsible offerors in the counter-UAS technology market.

The Army Research Laboratory seeks modular, remote expendable sensing technologies capable of detecting, classifying, and tracking Group 1 to Group 3 UAS threats, along with modular, inexpensive effector technologies to disable or destroy such threats in a layered, counter-UAS System-of-Systems architecture. Sensing solutions must be mature, low size-weight-power (SWaP), battery-powered, cost less than $3,000 per module in quantities of 10,000 or more, and feature documented physical and electrical interfaces for immediate integration; ground-based or Class 1 UAS platform-compatible solutions are acceptable. Effector solutions should employ non-kinetic soft-kill methods (disable, disrupt, confuse) or kinetic hard-kill methods (destroy), with multi-kill capability preferred, and may be ground-based, battery-powered, suitable for Group 1 UAS integration, or provided as fully integrated counter-UAS drones with wireless interface capability. Any responsible source may submit capability statements, proposals, or quotations by the extended closing date of April 8, 2026, with no set-aside designation or specific eligibility restrictions limiting participation. Responses received by the deadline will be evaluated by the Government as part of its market research to inform subsequent acquisition decisions.

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Update #2 · Latest · Mar 24, 2026

The purpose of the amendment one (1) is to extend the closing date to 4/8/2026.

Pre-Solicitation Synopsis – Request for Information (RFI)

1. Class Code: 1095 and 5963 – Effectors and Electronic Modules

2. NAICS Code: 541715

3. Subject: Low-Cost Ground and Airborne Technologies to Detect, Classify, Track, and Defeat UAS-borne Threats, Request for Information

4. Solicitation Number: W911QX-26-BA0001

5. Set-Aside Code: NA

6. Response Date: 30 days from date of posting

7. Place of Performance: US Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground

Adelphi Contracting Division

                                    2800 Powder Mill Road
                                    Adelphi, Maryland
                                    20783-1138, USA

8. Description:

The United States Government provides this Request for Information (RFI) to determine potential responsible offerors capable of meeting the Government’s requirement of (1) modular remote expendable sensing technologies and (2) modular inexpensive effector technologies, which can detect, classify, track, and subsequently disable or destroy multiple drone-borne threats (see Section 9 below).

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, this notice does function as a Request for Information (RFI) for offerors who believe they can meet the Government’s requirement (see Section 9 below). Any responsible source who believes it can meet the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

9. Requirement:

The Army Research Laboratory is seeking industry partners with innovative affordable Sensing and Effector technologies suitable for immediate integration into a layered, counter-UAS System-of-Systems which is remotely emplaced by unmanned aerial systems.

The Sensing solutions must be capable of detecting, classifying, and tracking Group 1 to Group 3 Unattended Aerial System (UAS)-borne. Solutions should be mature, modular, low Size Weight and Power (SWaP), battery powered, low-cost (< $3K per module in quantities of 10K+), with documented physical and electrical interfaces suitable for immediate integration. Solutions may be ground-based or suitable for operation on Class 1 UAS platforms.

The Effector solutions must include capabilities to disable or destroy UAS-borne threats and may utilize non-kinetic soft-kill (disable, disrupt, confuse) solutions, or kinetic hard-kill (destroy) solutions. Multi-kill solutions are preferred but not required. Solutions may be ground based, battery powered (preferred) suitable for integration into a Group 1 UAS, or a fully integrated counter-UAS drone with a documented wireless interface. Solutions must also be low cost (<$4K in quantities of 10K+).

Responses to this notice are due on or before 30 days after posting by email to Kelly Bennett, kelly.w.bennett.civ@army.mil.

Point of Contact for this notice is, and Kelly Bennett, kelly.w.bennett.civ@army.mil.

Update #1 · Feb 24, 2026