PACAF - Small Unmanned Aircraft System
Air Force and Space Force · FA5215 766 ESS PKP
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation FA521526Q0048 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
Small Unmanned Aircraft System: 1. Regulatory Requirements: a. Meets requirements for DOW sUAS acquisitions IAW FY 2020 NDAA (Section 848) and FY 2024 NDAA (Section 1821-1825). 2.Technology and Capacity Requirements: a. Autonomous/programmable (can operate without direct/continuous pilot inputs) b. Vertical takeoff and landing c. Carry a payload up to 65 kg, with dimensions of up to 82 cm x 60 cm x 51 cm d. Powered by a removable battery with a range of up to 30 km on one charge e. Include extra batteries (enough for 2 complete swap outs) and battery chargers f. Standard spare parts kit(any pa… (show all)
rts that will need replaced within a certain number of months or flight hours after purchase and use of the sUAS) g. Any software needed to control/program drone h. Any non-standard hardware needed to control/program drone (if software can't be connected to commercial laptop or mobile device) i. Training for 2 personnel to be trained at vendor facility or cost for vendor training team to come to Hickam, AFB Hawaii to train team of 4 personnel on drone operation and maintenance 3. Maintenance Requirements: a. Charging batteries b. Replacing parts from the included spare parts kit c. All other routine maintenance as described in the vendor provided training course 4. Delivery and Installation Requirements: a. Delivery 180 days after date of contract b. Include detailed user manuals, maintenance guides, and inventory lists for all components.
Who won similar work
5 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Air Force and Space Force), same product/service code (PSC) 1550.
Single-winner award sizes (5): middle half $42K to $150K, median $118K; range $25K to $750K.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC. | 2 | $175K | Sep 19, 2025 |
| TEAL DRONES INC · $RCAT · $17.8M | 1 | $750K | Oct 1, 2025 |
| UAV SOLUTIONS, INC. | 1 | $118K | Aug 14, 2026 |
| CLEARTOPIA SOLUTIONS LLC | 1 | $42K | Jul 22, 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.
- $RCAT reported $17.8M revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 5 past awards, $118K, is 0.7% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 14, 2026UAV SOLUTIONS, INC.$118KDrone Targets
- Oct 1, 2025TEAL DRONES INC$750KUSAFA Teal 2 Drones
- Sep 19, 2025ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.$25KSkydio X10 Starter Kit
- Jul 22, 2025CLEARTOPIA SOLUTIONS LLC$42KBrand Name or Equal Skydio X10D VT300-Z Kit with Operator Training
- Feb 21, 2025Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc.$150KSkydio X2D Starter Kits (Drones) and In-Person Training
Competitive landscape
For the 4 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 Air Force, Dept of since 2024 (0 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.