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Solicitation

Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)

FA2377-26-R-B011

Department of the Air Force, FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Ryks. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

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November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST

9 days from now. Posted October 22, 2026, first published September 25, 2026.

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Description

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22 October 2026 Amendment 3- Solicitation amended to add Q&A 2 attachment.

16 October 2026 Amendment 2- Solicitation amended to revise the technical proposal page limit for Technical Area 2 from 15 pages to 20 pages and to identify 06 November 2026, 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time as the deadline for requesting DoD SAFE link for proposal submission. Also, adding a Q&A attachment.

28 September 2026 Amendment 1- Solicitation amended to revise technical proposal page limit to 15 pages per Technical Area.

In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure solutions —including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum—to protect U.S.  aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. 

The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas:

  1. Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT)
  2. Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE)

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Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. September 25, 2026

    Solicitation, originally presolicitation

    Due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice a6d190b08cd74ae29024f003c9eec1dc

    2 revisions on SAM
    • September 25, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 8, 2026: publish, presolicitation

  2. September 28, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 18f164a9429d46299fe4a29bd49d384a

    3 revisions on SAM
    • September 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 25, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 8, 2026: publish, presolicitation

  3. October 16, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 5ee3a9593b0e4829a5e0ec63826dfbba

    4 revisions on SAM
    • October 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 25, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 8, 2026: publish, presolicitation

  4. October 22, 2026

    Solicitation

    Due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. SAM.gov, notice 601d58c146344b2b9394b10a8280e2d1

    5 revisions on SAM
    • October 22, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • October 16, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 28, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • September 25, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • April 8, 2026: publish, presolicitation

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