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RFI - Contractor Support Approaches for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Federal · Department of Defense · U.S. Air ForceDue Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Client
Department of Defense · U.S. Air Force
RFP Number
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Posted
10/8/2026
Category
Plane and Aircraft Services, Supplies, Components, Accessories or Related Equipments
Budget
—
NAICS
336411
Set-aside
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Contact
Dan Harkins
Email
daniel.harkins@us.af.mil

Description

AI Generated

The United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center seeks market research to identify future sustainment approaches for an operational fleet of offensive small one-way attack unmanned aircraft systems. The scope requires agile contractor support across the twelve Integrated Product Support Elements, including point-of-need repair, forward technical field services, rapid supply chain integration, and surge capabilities for contested operational environments. This Request for Information is strictly for planning and market research purposes and does not commit the buyer to issue a future solicitation. Interested parties must submit electronic responses by email to the designated points of contact by October 28, 2026, at 5:00 PM EST. Submissions must not exceed 10 pages in searchable PDF or Word format and must include the respondent's CAGE code, UEI number, business size status, and primary point of contact.

Key solicitation details

AI-extracted from Request for Information - ICS for Small UAS.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is conducting market research to identify future sustainment approaches for an operational fleet of offensive small one-way attack unmanned aircraft systems. The objective is to provide highly agile, comprehensive contractor support across all operational environments. Interested parties are invited to submit capabilities information by the specified deadline.

Issued by
United States Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
Responses due
28 October 2026 at 5:00pm EST
How to submit
Electronic
Submission details
Send electronic responses via email. Maximum 10 pages excluding cover page and company profile. Searchable Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word format, 11-point font or larger, 1-inch margins.

Scope of work

  • Product Support Management
  • Design Interface
  • Sustaining Engineering
  • Maintenance Planning and Management
  • Supply Support
  • Support Equipment
  • Technical Data
  • Training and Training Support

Documents to include with the bid

  • Company Information including CAGE code, UEI number, business size/status, and primary point of contact

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
FA862927R6001
Agency
Department of Defense
Buying office
Dept of the AIR Force › FA8629 Aflcmc Wisk SOF/PR
Notice type
Sources Sought
Responses due
Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 7, 2026
NAICS
336411 · Aircraft Manufacturing
Product/service code
1550
Contracting contact
Dan Harkins
daniel.harkins@us.af.mil
Read the official notice description

The United States (US) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Asymmetric Warfare Division (AFLCMC/WIS) is conducting market research via this Request for Information (RFI) to identify future sustainment approaches. The objective is to provide highly agile, comprehensive contractor support for an operational fleet of small unmanned aircraft systems. Interested parties should refer to the attached pdf. for additional information and instructions.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

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.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Aircraft Manufacturing). This is not this requirement's award history.

Recent similar awards: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411

Vendor and awardValueEnds
THE HANDY TOOL & MFG. CO., INCSPE4A725PD876 · 8511555658!GOVERNMENT FIRST ARTICLE TEST$125.0KJul 16, 2032
THE BOEING COMPANYW58RGZ26C0002 · APACHE NEW BUILD ATTACK HELICOPTERS (AH)-64E FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALE CUSTOMERS POLAND (Q$2.3BMay 30, 2032
LOBO VENTURES LTDSPE4A726P4278 · 8511817318!DUCT ASSY,RAM AIR I$96,001May 23, 2032
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATIONN0001926F0301 · ECP-1942 BLOCK 4 CAPABILITY UPGRADE YEAR 2 AND YEAR 3 AWARD$991.1MMar 31, 2032
LOBO VENTURES LTDSPE4A726P5097 · 8511851963!STRINGER,AIRCRAFT$56,000Jan 8, 2032

Top vendors in this category: Department of Defense, NAICS 336411, since Oct 1, 2024

27,358 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION$45.3B
  2. 2. THE BOEING COMPANY$28.2B
  3. 3. SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION$6.6B
  4. 4. BELL TEXTRON INC$3.1B
  5. 5. SIERRA NEVADA COMPANY, LLC$2.9B

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.

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