About this opportunity
AI summaryU.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Border Patrol seek information on the current availability and technological capabilities of Drone as a First Responder small unmanned aircraft system dock systems and services. The agency is conducting market research to assist in planning and developing a potential acquisition strategy and future request for proposal. The agency is not seeking proposals, will not pay for information received, and does not intend to award a contract directly from this request for information. If the government releases a future solicitation, it will post the announcement to SAM.gov.
Scope of work
- Prepositioned integrated unmanned aircraft capability paired with dock systems
- Autonomous or remote deployment of drones in response to security threats or operational requirements
- DFR SUAS dock services
- Optional operational environment product demonstrations for identified vendors
Documents to include with your response
- Attachment A: Vendor Company Data
- Attachment B: DFR Technical Information Request
- Attachment C: SUAS Dock Systems and Services Summary Response Form
Key dates
- Questions due
- November 13, 2026
- Response to questions posted on or about
- November 20, 2026
- Responses due
- December 18, 2026
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit electronically prepared in Microsoft Office Word (Times New Roman, 12 point font size), Excel, or PowerPoint
Federal notice details
- Solicitation number
- RFI_DFR_sUAS_2027
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security
- Buying office
- US Customs and Border Protection › AIR and Marine Contracting Division
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Responses due
- Dec 18, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Nov 6, 2026
- Contracting contact
- DockSystemsRFI
DockSystemsRFI@cbp.dhs.gov
Source: SAM.gov. Read the official notice for the complete description and current instructions.
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.