RFI for USSOCOM Rapid Experimentation of Prototyping Technology in Learning Environments 26-1
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- RFI_26_1_Rapid_Experimentation_of_Prototyping_Technology_in_Learning_Environments
- Agency
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US Special Operations Command
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
- Points of contact
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- Technical Support tech_exp@socom.mil (813) 826-4646
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The United States Special Operations Command issued a Request for Information on June 30, 2026, soliciting man-portable counter-unmanned-systems technology nominations for experimentation evaluation, with responses due by July 14, 2026, at 12:00 Noon EDT. This is not a competitive procurement but an open call for Research and Development organizations, private industry, academia, individuals, and Government labs to nominate technology candidates at Technology Readiness Level 6 or higher for live testing.
Respondents must submit systems capable of detecting, tracking, classifying, and neutralizing autonomous drone swarms of up to 10 Group 1-2 drones in denied areas from static positions within wooded terrain during day and night conditions. The experimentation event runs August 18 through September 18, 2026, in Gulfport, Mississippi. All submission costs, travel expenses, and experimentation-associated costs are the respondent's responsibility; participation imposes no cost to the Government.
Nominations are submitted electronically via Scout Card in the Vulcan system at vulcan-sof.com and must include a completed Supplemental Information Electronic form, exact intended radio frequencies with FCC Special Temporary Authority or NTIA frequency approval documentation or status, safety operation instructions, a photograph with size reference, and a signed Photo Release form. Submissions must comply with 35-40 minutes of completion time and cannot be submitted in the final 30 minutes before closing. USSOCOM will notify nominees of selection by July 17, 2026. All respondents remain responsible for ITAR/EAR compliance given foreign attendee participation. Contact tech_exp@SOCOM.mil or (813) 826-4646.
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