# Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/fa237726rb011

- Solicitation number: FA2377-26-R-B011
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST
- Department: Department of the Air Force
- Agency: Department of the Air Force
- Contracting office: FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL Ryks (FA2377)
- NAICS: 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Product or service code: AC32 National Defense R&D Services; Defense-Related Activities; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio
- County: Greene County (FIPS 39057). https://abierto.us/counties/greene-county-oh-39057
- City: Wright-Patterson AFB. https://abierto.us/cities/wright-patterson-afb-oh-3986660
- First posted: September 25, 2026
- Last posted: October 22, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/601d58c146344b2b9394b10a8280e2d1/view

## Description

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:

	Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT)

	Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE)

## Attachments

- [Attachment 7_Model Contract_(ADEPT).pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/391c64c38204474c8ad593a019666dda/download)

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## Publications

- September 25, 2026: Solicitation, due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice a6d190b08cd74ae29024f003c9eec1dc. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a6d190b08cd74ae29024f003c9eec1dc/view
- September 28, 2026: Solicitation, due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 18f164a9429d46299fe4a29bd49d384a. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/18f164a9429d46299fe4a29bd49d384a/view
- October 16, 2026: Solicitation, due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 5ee3a9593b0e4829a5e0ec63826dfbba. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5ee3a9593b0e4829a5e0ec63826dfbba/view
- October 22, 2026: Solicitation, due November 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM EST. Notice 601d58c146344b2b9394b10a8280e2d1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/601d58c146344b2b9394b10a8280e2d1/view

## Points of contact

- Lesley Breitzman, lesley.breitzman@us.af.mil
- Richard Bailey, richard.bailey.26@us.af.mil

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