Notice ID: 91a2d1908ebe487bb5240151ef4506edSources Sought
Counter-UAS Equipment
Archived on October 6, 2026. Sources Sought posted by DEPT OF DEFENSE (DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE) on September 14, 2026. Solicitation F3A1AM6251A001.
NAICS 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing). Place of performance: Joint Base MDL. Original response deadline: . Full description on SAM.gov.
Description
This is a sources sought/request for information. The required C-sUAS equipment must be compact, lightweight, man-portable, wearable where applicable, and low-profile to preserve dismounted mobility and support expeditionary employment against mobile threats. The equipment must provide a layered capability to passively detect, track, and identify at a minimum Group 1 and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems and associated ground control stations; detect, track, identify, and disrupt unmanned aircraft systems through portable electronic warfare and related defeat mechanisms; and provide a close-in kinetic defeat option against maneuvering small unmanned aircraft system threats. The equipment will be used for 621st Contingency Response Wing operations at home station and at deployed locations for training, exercises, and operational missions. The vendor shall provide the equipment necessary to improve early warning, detection, tracking, identification, disruption, and defeat of unmanned aircraft systems affecting airfield operations. The 621st CRW will be responsible for maintaining accountability of all delivered equipment. This requiment may have the potential to result in an indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract due to continuous need for devices. Attached Statement of Work (SOW) will contain quantity information. Please provide the following information with your responses: Company name, point of contact to include phone number, address and email address. UEI/CAGE code Interest in nature of participation (example prime contractor teaming partnership, primary subcontractor etc) Small business certification. Interested contractors may provide the above information via e-mail to the address listed below. Please also list your small business classification in the body of your email. Capability statement Past experience examples Provide feedback on specs contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) to ensure flexibility and help make this requirement less unduly restrictive. The information submitted must be in sufficient detail to allow for a thorough government review of the firm’s interest and capabilities.
Overview
Agency:
Department of WarDepartment of the Air Force
Office:FA4484 87 CONS PK
Posted:September 14, 2026
NAICS:334511: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Last Updated:Sep 25, 2026
PSC:5865: ELECTRONIC COUNTERMEASURES, COUNTER-COUNTERMEASURES AND QUICK REACTION CAPABILITY EQUIPMENT
Response Deadline:
Set-Aside:Not specified
Type:Sources Sought
Place of Performance:Joint Base MDL, 08641
Award Overview
Possible prior contracts
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Contacts
Contracting Officer
Primary Contact
Sarah Brown
Documents
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Lifecycle
Solicitation:
F3A1AM6251A001- Market Research
Pre-solicitation or formal solicitation typically follows within 30–180 days. (estimate)
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The Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Fighters & Advanced Aircraft Directorate (AFLCMC/WA), F‑15 System Program Office (AFLCMC/WAQ), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is seeking sources for the procurement of an operationally qualified threat missile launch and approach warning system for rapid integration into the United States Air Force (USAF) F-15EX Eagle II fighter aircraft. INTRODUCTION: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT to acquire a missile warning system (MWS) to be integrated into the F-15EX fleet. The system must alert the F-15EX aircrew to missile threats without unreasonably distracting the aircrew with false alarms. The MWS must use the six pre-existing sensor locations, data cables, power cables, and cooling. The MWS must be easily, safely, rapidly, and organically installable and removable in the field by USAF military aircraft maintenance personnel. In accordance with Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 10, Market Research, AFLCMC/WAQ is seeking information for potential sources for an integrated MWS solution for the F-15EX. This publication is intended to elicit responses from sources with knowledge, skills, data, equipment, access to appropriate facilities, and the capacity to meet the Air Force’s requirements. The dollar value and period of performance (PoP) for the contract will be commensurate with the requirement. This contract effort is subject to RFO 52.232-18, Availability of Funds. 1.1 SOURCES SOUGHT INFORMATION 1.2 DISCLAIMER: THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR AN INVITATION FOR BID (IFB). IN ACCORDANCE WITH RFO 15.101(c), THIS NOTICE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THE GOVERNMENT MAY USE THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IN DETERMINING ITS ACQUISITION APPROACH. THE ISSUANCE OF THIS NOTICE DOES NOT RESTRICT THE GOVERNMENT ACQUISTION APPROACH. 1.3 REQUIRED CAPABILITIES Interested firms should submit information as to the capabilities, capacity, and experience to provide an MWS as set forth below: The MWS must alert the F-15EX aircrew to the presence of missiles that may threaten the aircraft without unreasonably distracting the aircrew with false alarms. The MWS must use the six (6) pre-existing F-15EX sensor locations, data cables, power cables, and cooling. It must be easily, safely, rapidly, and organically installable and removable in the field by USAF military aircraft maintenance personnel without requiring any change to aircraft configuration beyond installation of MWS line replaceable units (LRUs) in the six (6) pre-existing locations in the aircraft dedicated for missile warning. To avoid compromise of classified information, this notice does not ask for threat missile launch and approach detection performance for various use cases nor for an MWS concept of operations. AFLCMC/WAQ may contact you to ask for detection performance information if your response to this Sources Sought notice indicates your MWS is integrable in an F-15EX aircraft. Questions: What is the name of the MWS you describe in your response to this Sources Sought notice? Please include titles, abbreviations, and nomenclature as available. Please only identify and describe a single MWS in your response. On what Department of War (DoW) aircraft model(s) is your MWS approved for operational use today? Approval for operational use requires both 1) determination of airworthiness of the aircraft with your MWS integrated and 2) sustainment of the aircraft’s cybersecurity Authorization to Operate. Who are the best references (name, position, organization, commercial telephone number, and US Government email address) for DoW acquirers responsible for procuring your MWS for operational use on DoW aircraft named in question 2? Is your MWS in active production today? How many months from contract award could your MWS be delivered? Does your MWS consist only of sensor LRUs or does your MWS consist of sensor LRUs connected to a central processing LRU? If MWS sensors are connected to a central processor, how are they connected? What are the dimensions of each LRU in your MWS? You are alternately welcome to include in your response figures from engineering drawings that identify dimensions, rather than listing dimensions. How much does each LRU in your MWS weigh? How are your MWS’s LRUs physically fastened to an aircraft? What are your MWS’s electrical power requirements? Through what cable connection(s) is your MWS powered by the aircraft? What are your MWS’s cooling requirements? Through what interface(s) is your MWS cooled by the aircraft? Can your MWS be connected to an aircraft’s MIL-STD-1553 avionics bus? What are the terms by which your firm will share the MIL-STD-1553 avionics bus interface specification for your MWS with The Boeing Company so data can be exchanged between your MWS and the F-15EX’s onboard mission computer? Does your MWS require the aircrew or maintenance personnel to provide information to your MWS during aircraft preflight or midflight for it to correctly detect missiles that may threaten the aircraft? If so, how is this information provided to your MWS? Does the installation on, operation of, or removal of your MWS from an aircraft expose personnel to a known health or safety hazard? Are there any known limitations on your MWS’s use in the F-15EX aircraft’s operational environment as verified in accordance with MIL-STD-810H? Does a field-executable procedure exist today for verifying the correct operation of your MWS during aircraft preflight or periodic inspection? If so, please briefly summarize the procedure. Does installation or removal of your MWS require any specific tools that are not commercially available? If yes, please identify the tools and tool vendors. Are there any known limitations on your MWS’ storage environment when MWS LRUs are not installed on an aircraft? What are your plans (if any) for adapting your MWS to meet the architecture and interface requirements of the Agile Mission Suite Government Reference Architecture (https://open-arsenal.gitlab.io/platforms/)? 1.4 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM CODE (NAICS): The anticipated NAICS Code is 334511; the corresponding Small Business size standard in 1350 employes. If the NAICS Code or Small Business size standard appears to be incorrect, please suggest an alternative NAICS Code and Small Business size for consideration. 1.5 SUBMISSION DETAILS: Vendors interested in responding to this announcement should submit an UNCLASSIFIED technical capabilities statement paper via DoD SAFE NO LATER THAN 12 NOVEMBER 2026, 1600, Eastern Time. To request a DoD SAFE link be sent to your email address to upload your technical capabilities statement paper, please email both Contracting Officer Stephannie Siembab at stephannie.siembab@us.af.mil and Morgan Grudich at morgan.grudich@us.af.mil. NO PHONE CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. CLASSIFIED information will NOT be accepted. The Government will not reimburse the contractor for any costs associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. Responses shall be limited to six (6), 8.5 x 11-inch pages with no smaller than 12-point font. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. It is the submitter’s sole responsibility to verify the e-file was received and can be viewed. All information received that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All Government and contractor personnel reviewing sources sought responses will have signed non- disclosure agreement and understand their responsibility for proper use and protection from unauthorized disclosure of proprietary information as described in 41 USC 423. The Government shall not be held liable for any damages incurred if proprietary information is not property identified. 1.6 RESPONSES SHALL INCLUDE: Name of Company, Address, and Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone, Email) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code Unique Entity ID (UEI) DUNS Number Capabilities statement paper (no more than six (6), 8.5 x 11-inch pages with no smaller than 12-point font) demonstrating ability to perform in accordance with paragraph 1.3 above Firms responding to this announcement should indicate whether they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business (SDB), woman-owned small business (WOSB), economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), 8(a)-certified business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), veteran-owned small business (VOSB), or Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZone). 1.7 QUESTIONS: Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted in writing by email to the Contracting Officer, Stephannie Siembab at stephannie.siembab@us.af.mil. Verbal and phone questions will NOT be accepted. Answers to questions will be posted on SAM.gov website. Questions shall NOT contain proprietary or classified information. 1.8 SUMMARY: THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT to identify potential sources that can provide the MWS. The information provided in this announcement is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. The Department of the Air Force has not made a commitment to procure any of the supplies/services discussed and release of this Sources Sought should not be construed as such a commitment or as an authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. | Market Research | 334511 | No Set-Aside | 09/29/2026 | 11/12/2026 | Wright Patterson AFB, OH | |
This action is for the procurement of a quantity of three (3) Mobile Power Conditioning Unit/Power Supply Set (PN: Z345P-220-1, NSN: 6130-01-657-1701) for the F/A-18 Kuwait program. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of these items is Zitec, Inc., CAGE: 1R9V9. Under authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and implemented in FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i), to try to develop this “asset" would incur costs that are not expected to be recouped through competition. Any attempt to procure a different part number would require the Government to fund a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Critical Design Review (CDR) First Article Test (FAT) and Test & Evaluation (T&E) effort for a new vendor. The Government would have to fund personnel to be on the Source Selection Team to review proposals. Any change in form, fit or function would require changes to the existing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) (technical publications, spares inventory, calibration) which would incur additional costs for update in the amount of $200,000 to $400,000. The process required to obtain an alternate asset is cost-prohibitive and would force the FMS Partner to utilize an asset that is not supportable or compatible with their current configuration and required need. This requirement will be processed under the authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Market Research was performed by the Lakehurst Technical team. The Original Equipment Manufacturer is Zitec, Inc., CAGE: 1R9V9. All technical data rights and information related to the Mobile Power Conditioning Units/Power Supply Units belongs to Zitec, Inc. No additional vendors were identified. The Government does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from anyone other than the current source nor have the means of acquiring said data. As such, this procurement will be issued on a sole-source basis to Zitec, Inc., CAGE: 1R9V9. | Pre-Solicitation | 334511 | No Set-Aside | 10/06/2026 | 10/21/2026 | - | |
This effort is for the manufacture and delivery of quantity of one (1) Concentrator Test Set Type: TTU-518/E (PN: 1779AS500-2, NSN: 4920-01-429-8089). This item is for the F/A-18 E-F Program in support of VFC-204 stand up. It is the Government's intention to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed price procurement to Cobham, CAGE: 99251. Under authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1) and implemented in FAR 6.302-l(b)(l), to try to develop this “asset" would incur costs that are not expected to be recouped through competition. Any attempt to procure a different part number would require the Government to fund a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) Critical Design Review (CDR) First Article Test (FAT) and Test & Evaluation (T&E) effort for a new vendor. The Government would have to fund personnel to be on the Source Selection Team to review proposals. Any change in form, fit or function would require changes to the existing Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) (technical publications, spares inventory, calibration) which would incur additional costs, estimated to be $125,000 to $200,000 for update. The process required to obtain an alternate asset is cost-prohibitive and would force the FMS Partner to utilize an asset that is not supported, compatible or interchangeable with the USN-approved configuration. This requirement will be processed under the authority 10 U.S.C.2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Market Research was performed by the Lakehurst Technical team. The only known manufacturer of this item is Carleton Life Support Systems, Inc. (Cobham Mission Systems), CAGE: 99251. Cobham owns all the rights to the technical data, specifications, and drawings required to manufacture this item. Additionally, the Concentrator Test Set has an Acquisition Method Code of 3H, stating the item should be acquired directly from the manufacturer as the Government does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). As such, it is the Government's intention to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed price procurement to Cobham, CAGE: 99251. | Pre-Solicitation | 334511 | No Set-Aside | 09/30/2026 | 10/15/2026 | - |
Additional Details
Solicitation Number
F3A1AM6251A001
Archive Date
Oct 6, 2026
Office Address
JB MDL, NJ, 08641