Request for Information - Small Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS) Capabilities
Open Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- sUAS_RPRD_2026
- Agency
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AFLCMC Wright Patterson AFB
Lifecycle Management Center, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 1550 Unmanned Aircraft
- Place of performance
- Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force's Lifecycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base seeks information on small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) through a Request for Information due November 30, 2026 at 1700 Eastern Time. No set-aside is used. This is not a solicitation, the Government does not obligate acquisition or payment, and the Government may modify or cancel the effort.
Responses address one, some, or all five lines of effort (Hardware, Software, Communications, Sensors, and Kinetics), each tied to a mission: Long Range One Way Attack, Air Interdiction, Medium Range One Way Attack, Air Launched Effects, and Medium Range Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance. Each response includes a three- to five-page unclassified capability paper, technical descriptions of current capabilities, answers to the Focus Questions attachment, and optionally a demonstration video of no more than three minutes, emailed to four listed points of contact.
Draft Statements of Objectives describe Group 1 (up to 20 pounds), Group 2 (20-55 pounds), and Group 3 (55-1,320 pounds) platforms, with production-ready delivery within six months of contract award. Drones and critical components must comply with Section 848 of the FY2020 NDAA (Public Law 116-92), and systems must comply with FAA regulations. The Software SOO applies only to Group 2 and Group 3 platforms. Key Performance Parameters include system security, anti-tamper protection, cybersecurity, sustainment, and exportability. The Sensors SOO adds battery power storage and requires vendors to identify ITAR export limitations.
Vendor questions are due November 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM Eastern Time using the Vendor Question Log, and consolidated responses will be posted to SAM.gov by November 20, 2026. The Government plans vendor oral presentations via MS Teams between December 7 and December 16, 2026, with selection at the Government's sole discretion. Market research activities are anticipated from September through November 2026 in the Greater Dayton, Ohio area.
Notice text
The AFLCMC sUAS program office seeks information on five specific lines of effort (LOEs) to gain knowledge of, explore, and identify potential methodologies and available capabilities in the examination of sUAS. A draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for each of the five LOEs is attached to this RFI. The five LOEs are:
(1) Hardware
(2) Software
(3) Communications
(4) Sensors
(5) Kinetics
The 5 LOEs are being considered to fulfill 5 different missions. The 5 missions include:
(1) Long Range One Way Attack (OWA)
(2) Air Interdiction
(3) Medium Range OWA
(4) Air Launched Effects
(5) Medium Range Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Att 4 - SOO - RPRD Software.pdf | ||
| RFI - Market Research - 2026.pdf | ||
| Att 2 - Market Research Focus Questions - 2026.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet | |
| Att 4 - SOO - RPRD Software.pdf | ||
| Att 3 - SOO - RPRD Hardware.pdf | ||
| Att 5 - SOO - RPRD Communications.pdf | ||
| Att 7 - SOO - RPRD Kinetics.pdf | ||
| Att 6 - SOO - RPRD Sensors.pdf | ||
| Att 1 - Vendor Question Log.xlsx | XLSX spreadsheet |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| Q&A Responses for Software - Small Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS) Capabilities | Special Notice | |
| Request for Information - Small Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS) Capabilities | Pre-Solicitation |
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