SolicitationPosted Oct 16, 2026·Responses due Nov 9, 2026

Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)

Air Force Materiel Command (named offices) · FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
541715
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FA2377-26-R-B011
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
AC32
Place
Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Contact
Not stated
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Where this opportunity stands

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Early notice
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Solicitation
  • Sep 25, 2026
    Solicitation
    Open
  • Sep 28, 2026
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    Open
  • Oct 16, 2026 · this notice
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Award
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What the notice says

16 October 2026 Amendment 2- Solicitation amended to revise the technical proposal page limit for Technical Area 2 from 15 pages to 20 pages and to identify 06 November 2026, 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time as the deadline for requesting DoD SAFE link for proposal submission. Also, adding a Q&A attachment. 28 September 2026 Amendment 1- Solicitation amended to revise technical proposal page limit to 15 pages per Technical Area. In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure sol… (show all)

utions �including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum�to protect U.S. aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas: Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT) Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE)

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