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Sources sought

Request for Information - Counter Drone Detect and Defeat System

FA446026Q0042

Department of the Air Force, FA4460 19 Cons Pka. Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing.

113 open like this View on SAM.gov Markdown

Response deadline

August 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT

Closed 75 days ago. Posted August 4, 2026. Scheduled to archive September 2, 2026.

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This one closed in 2026

113 like it are open now in search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing

  • OVERHEAD PROJECTOR,

    Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Aviation at Philadelphia, PA

    SolicitationNAICS 334511Anywhere in the USSPRPA126RUC21
    Closes tomorrowNov 2
  • SPRRA127RA002// COMPUTER, FLIGHT CONTROL// 6615016583654

    Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Aviation at Huntsville, Al

    Combined synopsis and solicitationNAICS 334511Anywhere in the US98239743
    Closes tomorrowNov 2
  • VACUUM PUMP UNIT

    Department of the Navy, NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Mech

    SolicitationNAICS 334511Anywhere in the USN0010426QND26
    Closes tomorrowNov 2

All 113 open in search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing

Description

As published on SAM.gov.

SOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, BUT INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY! This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy. 

The Request for Information (RFI) number is FA446026Q0042 and shall be used to reference any written responses to this source sought. 

Little Rock Air Force Base is conducting research to determine the market capabilities of potential contractors to provide a durable device capable of being either portable or stationary that can detect and defeat Commercial Off the Shelf drones.

We are seeking an estimated cost for a device that meets or exceeds the characteristics listed in the attached Salient Characteristics.

Please note: All contractors doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov. 

Responses may be submitted electronically to the following e-mail addresses: jeremy.olson.8@us.af.mil AND luke.kohout.2@us.af.mil. Telephone responses will not be accepted. 

RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN: 18 August 2026 @ 12:00 PM.

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  1. August 4, 2026

    Sources sought

    Due August 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 1e06bdf13b764e77b1dceabece87ca57

    2 revisions on SAM
    • August 27, 2026: publish, solicitation
    • August 4, 2026: publish, sources sought

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