Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities for Future Operations Division
Air Force and Space Force · FA4890 HQ ACC AMIC
Air Force and Space Force is planning to buy "Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities for Future Operations Division". This is an early notice: it is not taking bids yet. The work is in VA, USA. The original due date (Mar 17, 2025) has passed; check the latest amendment for the current one. In the last 2 years, similar work (matched on the agency only, a loose match) went to 10 or more companies, usually for about $300K per award. An award could come any day: the usual time to award has passed.
Put together from the facts on this page; the details and sources are below.
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation ACCA35XCSUAS01 in this department, oldest first.
- Mar 10, 2025 · this noticeSources Sought
- Mar 14, 2025Sources SoughtView
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System Capabilities for Future Operations Division, Headquarters Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 1. Description: The United States Air Force (USAF), Acquisition Management and Integration Center (AMIC), in support of the Headquarters Air Combat Command (HQ ACC) Future Operations Division, is seeking information regarding vendors that can provide Counter-small Unmanned Aerial System (C-sUAS) capabilities. 2. Request For Information (RFI) Only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes � it d… (show all)
oes not constitute as a Request for Proposal or Quotes (RFP/RFQ) or a promise to issue an RFP/RFQ in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. 2.1. The Government is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Vendors are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party�s expense. 2.2. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP/RFQ, if any is issued. 2.3. This RFI is primarily used to conduct Market Research which will enable the USAF to determine the availability of commercial capabilities and to identify and evaluate market practices. 3. Overview: The Air Force requires a counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) that is fully developed and ready to deploy to multiple installations now. 3.1. Scope: The Air Force requires a counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) that is fully developed and ready to deploy to multiple installations now. The C-sUAS needs to be scalable to at least five installations. The Air Force requires a radar and or acoustic detection system, EO/IR sensors to slew and cue systems, RF counter capability systems, and a C2 open infrastructure integration system that will effectively locate, track, identify, and defeat UAS operating over AF installations. The Air Force is also interested in C-sUAS that include defeat options such as directed energy and low collateral effects interceptors (drone-on-drone). The C-sUAS required capabilities include ability to locate, track, identify, defeat up to 3,500 ft AGL. It is highly desirable that the C-sUAS can integrate with and is interoperable with other C-sUAS systems. Desired capabilities include AI and Machine Learning, UAS Radar up to 8-10 km, Electro Optical/Infrared cameras with slew to cue, effective RF and counter GPS/PNT capability, and open infrastructure C2 system to pull elements together in a fused system. Interested parties must have the ability to operationally demonstrate their C-sUAS capabilities if requested by the government in the future. 4. Information Requested: Interested parties are requested to respond to this RFI with a one-page document. The document should be in Adobe pdf format. The document response is limited to one page and submitted via e-mail only to the Government Points of Contact (POC) listed below. Response shall include complete Company Information, to include Official Name, mailing address, phone number, SAM information (CAGE code and UEI code), and e-mail of designated point of contact. Major Rose Getschow, Contracting Officer, rose.getschow@us.af.mil 5. Discussions & Questions: 5.1. The Government representatives may or may not choose to meet or discuss potential RFI capabilities offered. Such meetings or discussions are intended to get further clarification of potential capability, development/programs, or training needs, risks, or other factors. 5.2. Questions regarding this RFI or whitepaper requirements should be submitted in writing by e-mail to the POCs listed in Section 4 above.
Recent Agency Awards (Loose Match)
1918 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), any industry: a loose match.
Loose match: same agency, any industry. Read the titles before treating these as competitors.
Single-winner award sizes (1818): middle half $77K to $1.6M, median $300K; range $566 to $20.7B.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION · $NOC · $42.9B | 17 | $2.5B | Oct 6, 2026 |
| WAREHOUSE ONE, INC | 11 | $9.0M | Sep 23, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX · $96.0B | 9 | $22.7B | Oct 23, 2026 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $94.0B | 9 | $3.5B | Oct 2, 2026 |
| LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION · $LMT · $77.0B | 9 | $281.4M | Aug 26, 2026 |
| ARHAB LLC | 8 | $1.0M | Aug 10, 2026 |
| HYDRAULICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 7 | $249.1M | Oct 19, 2026 |
| THOMAS INSTRUMENT, INCORPORATED | 7 | $34.4M + 1 shared | May 29, 2026 |
| L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 7 | $6.9M | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Aantilia LLC | 7 | $3.4M | Oct 5, 2026 |
Value counts new single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling (same contract, or the same office, day and amount); that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Contract modifications are not new awards and are not added in either (11 here). Notices whose amount is a placeholder such as $999,999,999 are not added in (2 here). Revenue next to a ticker is the company's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings.
- $NOC reported $42.9B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1818 past awards, $300K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $RTX reported $96.0B revenue (12 months to Sep 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1818 past awards, $300K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $BA reported $94.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 30, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1818 past awards, $300K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
- $LMT reported $77.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 28, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 1818 past awards, $300K, is under 0.1% of that. SEC filing
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Oct 23, 2026ANCA, INC$60KANCA Annual Preventative MaintenanceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 23, 2026RAYTHEON COMPANY$20.7BAMRAAM Production Lot(s) 41 - 47Materiality: 21.6% of $RTX revenue (High) SEC
- Oct 23, 2026SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS GROUP INC$103KeTool CabinetsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 23, 2026GFS SUPPLY & SERVICES COMPANY$40KEpocast Frozen EpoxyNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026FISCHER CUSTOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC$75KPin Wire Tester EvaluationNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026VISION DISTRIBUTORS LLC$67KTraffic BollardsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026ARTICUS SOLUTIONS LLC$6.0MManaged Print Service and Printer Maintenance BPANo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026METREA SPECIAL AEROSPACE, ISR INC.$80.0MCONDOR A-ISRNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026NAMMO DEFENSE SYSTEMS INC.$2.3MT-37, T-38 and F5 Rotary ActuatorsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Oct 22, 2026FAIRBROTHER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE, LLC$2.6MRRS/DFAS Grounds MXS and Snow RemovalNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Materiality: one award's value as a share of the winner's revenue over the latest 12 months in its SEC filings (or its last fiscal year, as noted when you point at it). Low under 1%, Medium 1 to 5%, High 5% or more. Many awards are paid over several years, so this overstates a single year's share.
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 3 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (41 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $1.5M from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Armed Services, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Armed Services
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 32 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name, including the subsidiaries a company lists in its SEC filings. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.