Request for Information (RFI) for C-sUAS and sUAS Solutions FA4659-RFI-CSUAS+SUAS
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The U.S. Air Force Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to identify industry capabilities and potential collaborators for Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) and Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) solutions. This RFI aims to enhance the USAF's understanding of market offerings in integration, development, training, and sustainment services to advance C-sUAS detection, tracking, interception, and neutralization. Responses are due by April 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM CST.
Purpose & Scope
The PDBL seeks to collaborate with businesses capable of providing technologies and expertise to develop and validate Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) for securing Air Force assets, personnel, and ensuring continuity of operations against sUAS threats. Key priorities include shifting to a proactive defense posture, integrating cutting-edge technology, and rapidly developing TTPs.
Key Requirements
Interested businesses should offer technologies or services that are:
- Easy to Use: Minimal operator training required.
- Rapidly Deployable: Transportable via palletized cargo, set up by <=4 personnel within 2 hours.
- Extreme Weather Capable: Operable in -40°F and 20-30 mph winds.
- Technology Preference: PDBL prioritizes non-proprietary and interoperable technology, but proprietary information will be accepted if clearly marked.
Technical Parameters for C-sUAS
The RFI details specific technical parameters, including:
- Detection & Tracking: Consistently detect and track Group 1 UAS at >=2 km, with autonomous classification and clutter discrimination. Capability for simultaneous tracking and functionality in GNSS-denied environments.
- System Characteristics: Compatibility with military generators (5-30 kW), provision of radar cross-section (RCS) data, rapid integration with C-UAS fire control systems, all-weather engineering, and ease of operator usability.
- Secondary Attributes: Capability to detect/track Group 2 and 3 UAS, 360-degree azimuth and up to 90-degree elevation search, ability to steer search/track below 0 degrees, desired minimum detection range of 50-500m, detection of hovering UAS, physical target length estimates, sufficient tracking accuracy for effector cueing, track update rates of 4-10 Hz, and IFF integration.
Cybersecurity
If selected for prototyping, technologies/services must comply with DoD Instruction 8510.01 (Risk Management Framework) and obtain a formal Authorization to Operate (ATO).
Submission Requirements
Submit a Capabilities Statement not exceeding 15 pages, plus a one-page cover letter (total 16 pages). The submission must include:
- Company Overview: Experience and expertise in sUAS or C-sUAS.
- Technology or Services Overview: Detailed description, technical parameters, performance characteristics, and integration requirements (e.g., power, detection ranges, C2 integration, cloud dependencies).
- Technical Approach: Detailed description of the approach for C-sUAS and sUAS technologies/services.
- Performance Data: Test results demonstrating the technology's ability to protect USAF assets.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Request for Information (RFI) for planning purposes only; not a solicitation.
- Response Due: April 30, 2026, at 4:00 PM CST.
- Published: March 23, 2026.
- Contact: TSgt Trenton A. Cott, trenton.cott@us.af.mil.
Additional Notes
All interested and qualified businesses (Small Business, Other than Small) are encouraged to respond. No classified information should be submitted. Proprietary information must be clearly marked. The PDBL also conducts monthly C-sUAS exercises with commercial vendors, advertised on SAM.gov approximately one month prior to their scheduled date. Vendors can also visit the PDBL Vendor Landing Page: https://www.grandforks.af.mil/Point-Defense-Battle-Lab/PDBL-Vendor-Landing-Page/