What the buyer needs

AI summary

The United States Army seeks Department of War Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) technologies for Project FLYTRAP 6.0, an operational experimentation exercise conducted with V Corps in the EUCOM theater. The buyer requires participants to provide mature or near-mature C-UAS capabilities, train U.S. Army personnel to operate the equipment, and potentially deploy systems for continued operational evaluation. Large and small businesses globally are eligible to bid. Applicants must register and submit a 1-page Quad Chart and a White Paper of up to 10 pages. If applicable, vendors must submit a DD Form 1494 no later than November 13, 2026. The buyer will hold a Supplemental Technical Evaluation in March 2027 at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for companies with promising technologies. Selected vendors must participate in a Risk Reduction Exercise in the EUCOM theater. Contracted personnel may provide administrative assistance to federal evaluators reviewing white papers and proposals. The text does not disclose the budget or the contract term.

Scope of work

C2 technology integration
RF Detect systems
Passive Radar
Active Radar
Acoustic sensors
EO/IR sensors
RF Defeat capabilities
Kinetic defeat capabilities

How proposals are evaluated

Criterion	Weight / scoring
Government-defined focus areas, operational needs, and available capacity	Not specified

Minimum qualifications

Ability to provide mature or near-mature c-UAS capabilities
Ability to guarantee participation at FLYTRAP 6.0 in May 2027 with at least two systems
Ability to support delivery to forward unit and operator training in EUCOM theater by February 2027
Participation in one Risk Reduction Exercise in the EUCOM theater
Kinetic systems must be compatible with currently fielded U.S. Army weapon systems without modification

Documents to include with your response

1-page Quad Chart
White Paper (not to exceed 10 pages)
DD Form 1494 (for spectrum dependent systems, due by November 13th, 2026)
Risk management documentation addressing known hazards and mitigations

How to submit

Method: Electronic via the submission portal
Instructions: Register and submit a 1-page Quad Chart plus a White Paper (not to exceed 10 pages) at https://universityoflouisville.my.site.com/FlytrapApplications/ by 2359 hrs. (EDT) on October 16, 2026.

Incumbent and award research

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.