Request for Information: Extended Range Attack Munition Glide

ID# FA865927W0003 Extended Range Attack Munition Glide Agency:

Department of the Air Force Office:

Air Force Material Command Location:

AFLCMC/EBI – Eglin Air Force Base Notice Type: Request for Information 332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms)

Manufacturing 1. Disclosure: This is a Request for Information (RFI) for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an invitation for bid (IFB) or request for proposal (RFP), and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. There is no bid package or solicitation document with this announcement.

This announcement is issued as Step 1 of a two-step competitive process; participation is voluntary, but the Government intends to evaluate capability papers received and limit the subsequent request for Commercial Solutions Proposals (CSPs) in Step 2 solely to offerors selected through this preliminary evaluation The Government shall not be held liable or incur any debt for the information solicited.

No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges will arise resulting from preparation of submissions in response to this RFI or the government's use of the information provided. The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by any respondent to prepare and/or submit its response to this RFI or subsequent submittals of information. All costs associated with responding to this RFI are solely at the responding parties’ expense.

This notice DOES NOT in any way restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government encourages participation from all eligible entities, including non-traditional defense contractors (NDCs), consortia, and small businesses. In accordance with the multi-step procedures established under this Other Transaction Authority (OTA) announcement (10 U.S.C. § 4022), timely submission of a response to this Step 1 notice is a mandatory prerequisite to establish and maintain 'interested party' standing.

Only respondents whose Step 1 submittals are evaluated and selected by the Agreements Officer will be recognized as interested parties eligible to receive the Step 2 Commercial Solutions Proposals (CSP). The Government reserves the right to request additional information, clarifications, or demonstrations from respondents based on initial submittals. All submittals become Government property and will not be returned.

2. Statement of Capabilities (SOC): Interested and capable sources are encouraged to respond to this RFI with a Statement of Capabilities that provides specific relevant knowledge and experience in the following areas as it pertains to satisfying the requirements detailed below in section a-i. The Statement of Capabilities should provide evidence that the contractor can meet the minimum requirements:

Schedule: Immediate release and award pending approval and funding Security Requirement: Must be able to obtain Active Top Secret / SCI Facility Clearance Level (FCL).

500lb class weapon desired, with the equivalent warhead with approximately 105lbs of explosive and associated fuzes Capable of blast / frag / and limited penetration effects Variable fuze options Glide Ratio of at least 10:1, and >15:1 preferred Nav System utilizing M-Code GPS with a CRPA antenna capable of operating in a GPS degraded environment Terminal Accuracy: CEP 50 w/in 10m both in non-EMI (Electromagnetic Interference) and high EMI environments (includes GPS degraded) Delivery of capability with TRL 7 /MRL 8 within 14 months after award 3. Submission Details: Please limit your Statement of Capabilities to no more than 10 single spaced, 10-point font typed pages.

Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. Responses are strictly voluntary. AFLCMC.EBIW.Contracting@us.af.mil, no later than 2 December 2026 at 1400 Central Time. Proprietary information must be clearly marked. Do not submit classified information in response to this RFI to include CUI.

The NAICS Code assigned to this acquisition is 332993 - Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing, with a size standard of 1,500 employees. Respondents should indicate their size in relation to this size standard and indicate socio-economic status (i.e. SB, 8(a), HUBZone, EDWOSB, WOSB, or SDVOSB). Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort.

The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto for any subsequent action. All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database to be awarded a DoD contract. No set-aside decision has been made. OTA Eligibility Requirements (10 U.S.C. § 4022) Respondents must qualify under at least one of the following four conditions:

Nontraditional Defense Contractor (NDC): The company has not performed a DoD contract subject to full CAS coverage in the past 12 months.

Small Business: The company qualifies as a small business under the assigned NAICS code.

Significant NDC Participation: If the prime is a traditional contractor, an NDC must play a major, substantive role (e.g., providing key tech, IP, or critical components).

Cost Share: If none of the above apply, the company must commit to paying at least one-third (1/3) of the total project cost using non-Federal funds. Interested parties that meet the minimum eligibility requirements above should provide a company profile to include the following:

a. Company name.

b. Contractor Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

c. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.

d. Point of contact with telephone, email and address contact information.

e. Indicate your company’s category (e.g., a US company, large or small business, and if a small business, whether they are a small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, HUB Zone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business as defined by the planned NAICS code listed. The Government will use this information to determine if there are interested and qualified sources.

Those desiring to do business with the Air Force must be registered in the Government's System for Award Management system located at https://www.sam.gov. Information associated with this effort is unclassified. If respondents wish to restrict distribution of Capability Statements, they must be marked and distributed appropriately. Interested parties should mark all responses accordingly prior to submission.

The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improperly identified proprietary information. Respondents are responsible for protecting and marking proprietary information at the appropriate level. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations.

4. Government Advisors: Respondents to this RFI are advised that proprietary, confidential, or privileged commercial data submitted as part of your response may be released to non-Government advisors supporting the Government in this acquisition. Although the Government's contracts with these advisors require non-disclosure agreements, please indicate in your response to this synopsis if your firm has objections to the use of these advisors. These advisors are employed by HX5, Colsa, Quantitech or Odyssey Systems. Specify the specific basis of the objection, and the specific portions that the respondent objects to disclosure to non-Government advisors.

5. Other Information: All responsible sources may submit information that shall be considered by the agency. If late information is received, it may be considered, depending on agency time constraints. All routine communications regarding the announcement should be directed to the contractual point of contact listed in this posting. The Government may or may not use any responses to the RFI as a basis for a subsequent project/requirement.

Any project/requirement developed from the RFI responses may be the subject of a subsequent acquisition; any such subsequent acquisition will be posted in Sam.gov separately. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. The Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to the respondents with respect to any of the information submitted under the RFI.

No requests for a bid package or solicitation will be accepted; a bid package or solicitation does not exist at this time. In order to protect the integrity of any possible future acquisition, no additional information will be provided and no appointments for presentations will be made in reference to the RFI.

6. RFI Questions: Questions must be received three (3) days before closing to best ensure timely response. Questions are to be submitted to AFLCMC.EBIW.Contracting@us.af.mil. All questions should be emailed only to avoid any misunderstanding or confusion. All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “Extended Range Attack Munition Glide.” If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB.

Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted. 7. RFI Response Due Date RFI responses are due no later than 2:00 p.m. (cst) Wednesday, 2 December 2026. Responses are to be submitted to AFLCMC.EBIW.Contracting@us.af.mil.

All correspondence sent via email shall contain a subject line that reads “Extended Range Attack Munition Glide.” If this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through e-mail filters at Eglin AFB. Filters are designed to delete emails without a subject or with a suspicious subject or attachment. Attachments with files ending in .zip or .exe are not allowable and will be deleted. Ensure only .pdf, .doc, .docx, .xsls, or .xls documents are attached to your email. All other attachments may be deleted.

Contracting Office Address: 102 W D Ave Bldg 11 Eglin AFB, Florida 32542