Recoverable Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Frontline Operational Awareness and Surveillance Missions
Homeland Security (all) · SCI TECH ACQ DIV
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 70RSAT26RFI000030 in this department, oldest first.
- Sep 3, 2026Sources SoughtOpen
- Oct 1, 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
The Department of Homeland Security, Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Security Officer, Program Executive Office for UAS and cUAS, is conducting market research for the DHS Drone Development Program. DHS seeks information regarding recoverable, reusable, lightweight, rapidly deployable small unmanned aircraft systems capable of supporting authorized DHS frontline operational awareness, surveillance, search and rescue, incident response, perimeter security, disaster assessment, maritime/littoral awareness, and law enforcement support missions. DHS is interested in complete small mult… (show all)
irotor system kits with rapid deployment, operational video or imagery payloads, secure command-and-control and data links, domestic sourcing, NDAA compliance, Blue UAS/Green UAS or equivalent cybersecurity and supply chain maturity, and scalable production capacity. This Request for Information is for market research only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses are voluntary, and the Government will not pay for response preparation or submission. 10/1/26 Update - Extended Submission deadline to November 5, 2026.
Who won similar work
7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (Homeland Security (all)), same NAICS 336411.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| INTER-OP.NET, INC. | 1 | $151.0M | Jun 26, 2025 |
| KING AEROSPACE, INC. | 1 | $100.0M | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Strategic Facility Alliance, L.L.C. | 1 | $28.5M | Mar 18, 2026 |
| INNOVATIVE CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC | 1 | $26.0M | Oct 28, 2024 |
| AUTERION GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 1 | $1.2M | Aug 29, 2026 |
| GENESIS ARMS LLC | 1 | $75K | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Leonardo SPA Roma 00195 ITA | 1 | $8K | May 14, 2025 |
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.
- Sep 15, 2026KING AEROSPACE, INC.$100.0MAircraft Support Services Award Notice
- Aug 29, 2026AUTERION GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS INC$1.2MAward Notice - Notice of Intent to Sole Source- sUAS
- Mar 18, 2026Strategic Facility Alliance, L.L.C.$28.5MAircraft Maintenance Services for the MH-65
- Sep 24, 2025GENESIS ARMS LLC$75KUSCG Shotgun 12GA Ammunition
- Jun 26, 2025INTER-OP.NET, INC.$151.0MAircraft Maintenance Services (AMS) and Depot Level Maintenance (DLM)
- May 14, 2025Leonardo SPA Roma 00195 ITA$8KTest, Tear-Down, & Evaluation (TT&E) Service of Portable Maintenance Unit (PMU)
- Oct 28, 2024INNOVATIVE CONSULTING & MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC$26.0MProgram Depot Maintenance (PDM) Support Services for the United States Coast Guard on the HC-144 and HC-27J Airframes.
Competitive landscape
For the 7 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 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.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 515 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.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 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.