DroneBuster 5 w/ PNT
Air Force and Space Force · FA5270 18 CONS PK
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA527026QA051 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Decide bid or no bid before the response deadline.
- Look at the past winners for likely competitors and teaming partners.
- Follow the opportunity to hear about amendments and the award.
What the notice says
The Government has a requirement to purchase 60 DroneBuster 5s with PNT that will be utilized to increase C-sUAS capabilities and to meet PACAF intent for the C-sUAS program across the AOR. Questions are due by 1 September 2026, 11:00 AM Japanese Standard Time (JST). Responses are due by 8 September 2026, 11:00 AM Japanese Standard Time (JST). Attachments: - Attachment 1 - Brand Name Justification and Approval (Redacted) - Attachment 2 - Physical Delivery Address Amendment 0001 - Changes include: delivery address and attachment changes, quotation due date changes, CLIN description changes, and… (show all)
instruction changes. Note: The information on Page 4 of the Solicitation is incorrect. While it references DroneBuster IV, that is NOT the requirement. The requirement is for DroneBuster Vs. Note: Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 5865.
Single-winner award sizes (4): middle half $505K to $38.5M, median $1.4M; range $179K to $147.3M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED | 2 | $2.8M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Symetrics Industries, LLC · $TDG · $10.0B | 1 | $147.3M | Sep 4, 2026 |
| FLEX FORCE ENTERPRISES, LLC | 1 | $179K | Mar 31, 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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $TDG reported $10.0B revenue (12 months to Jun 27, 2026). The median single-winner award in these 4 past awards, $1.4M, 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.
- Sep 29, 2026OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED$2.2MC-UAS System & PeripheralsNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 4, 2026Symetrics Industries, LLC$147.3MALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System (CMDS) Hardware ProcurementMateriality: 1.5% of $TDG revenue (Medium) SEC
- Sep 29, 2025OWT GLOBAL, LIMITED$614KCRG Counter-Unmanned Aerial System � Joint Base McGuire?Dix?Lakehurst, NJNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Mar 31, 2025FLEX FORCE ENTERPRISES, LLC$179KDronebuster Block 4 PNTNo 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 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (1 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Air Force, Dept of 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
- 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.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 1 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.