MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
RFI - Contractor Support Approaches for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Department of the Air Force (Department of Defense), FA8629 Aflcmc Wisk Sof/pr
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Oct 28, 2026, 5:00 PM ET (5 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Not listed in the notice
- Buying office
- Wright Patterson Afb, Ohio
- Industry (NAICS)
- 336411 · Aircraft Manufacturing
- Solicitation number
- FA862927R6001
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
- Product/service code
- 1550
From the notice
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 …
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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