RFI - Contractor Support Approaches for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is conducting market research via Request for Information to identify contractor support approaches for sustainment of an operational fleet of small unmanned aircraft systems, with responses due by October 28, 2026.

This is a pre-solicitation inquiry, not a solicitation or commitment to award. AFLCMC/WIS (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces Asymmetric Warfare Division) seeks comprehensive sustainment solutions addressing all twelve Integrated Product Support Elements as defined in the May 2022 DoD Product Support Manager Guidebook: Product Support Management, Design Interface, Sustaining Engineering, Maintenance Planning and Management, Supply Support, Support Equipment, Technical Data, Training and Training Support, IT Continuous Systems Support, Packaging/Handling/Storage/Transportation, and Manpower and Personnel. Solutions must specifically address robust point-of-need repair and forward technical field services, rapid supply chain integration and recovery, and surge capabilities for mission operations in contested logistics environments.

Respondents may propose innovative alternatives deviating from baseline assumptions if they result in more effective, affordable, or producible systems. Responses must not exceed 10 pages in searchable Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format (11-point font, 1-inch margins) and must include CAGE code, UEI number, business size and status, and primary point of contact. All proprietary or competition-sensitive data must be clearly marked. The Government will not reimburse preparation costs. Information provided may inform acquisition strategy, statements of work, and performance specifications. Electronic submissions are due to four Government contacts by October 28, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST.