Request for Information - Kinetic Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)
Air Force and Space Force · FA8629 AFLCMC WISK SOF/PR
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA8629-26-R-5018 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 28, 2026 · this noticeSources Sought
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
This Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS)/Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only; it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individual for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and/or performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive informatio… (show all)
n contained within their response as instructed later in this posting. The United States (US) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate, Special Warfare (SW) Program Office (AFLCMC/WISN) is conducting market research to identify possible sources capable of providing a man portable Kinetic C-sUAS capability to detect, disrupt, and defeat hostile or unauthorized drones. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS RFI.
Who won similar work
43 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same NAICS 334511.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · $NOC | 4 | $2.0B | Oct 5, 2026 |
| OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED | 2 | $2.8M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| DRONESHIELD LLC · $DRSHF | 2 | $340K | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Symetrics Industries, LLC · $TDG | 1 | $147.3M | Sep 4, 2026 |
| RAYTHEON COMPANY · $RTX | 1 | $63.0M | Apr 8, 2025 |
| KIHOMAC INC | 1 | $32.4M | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Able Aerospace Services, Inc. | 1 | $16.8M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| KEYSTONE MISSION SOLUTIONS CORP | 1 | $14.8M | Sep 17, 2025 |
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | 1 | $8.9M | Nov 18, 2024 |
| TELSPAN DATA, LLC | 1 | $5.0M | Aug 18, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Oct 5, 2026Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$4.6MFIFTH GENERATION DATALINKS SUPPORT
- Oct 1, 2026THERMAL BRO'S INC.$72KThermal Imaging Binoculars
- Sep 29, 2026TRIMBLE INC$4.1MLand Survey Equipment - Trimble
- Sep 29, 2026OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED$2.2MC-UAS System & Peripherals
- Sep 16, 2026Amentum Technology, Inc.$4.1MSurvivability Test Stand Award
- Sep 4, 2026Symetrics Industries, LLC$147.3MALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System (CMDS) Hardware Procurement
- Sep 3, 2026Able Aerospace Services, Inc.$16.8MRepair of Transmission Assemblies Applicable to the UH-1N Helicopters
- Aug 25, 2026SSK MILITARY INDUSTRIES INC$128K336 TRS Cypres Automatic Activation Devices
- Aug 18, 2026TELSPAN DATA, LLC$5.0MTrusted Aircraft Information Program Download Station (TADS)/Common Mission Debrief Program (CMDP) Follow-On Contract
- Jul 30, 2026VIGIL AMERICA INC$10KNTRAPS Automatic Activation Devices
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 (17 filings)
- 1 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of job
- $827K 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.
- 4 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 7 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 only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.