Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)
Solicitation from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. Due Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5), 21 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA2377-26-R-B011 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA2377 USAF Afmc Afrl Pzl Afrl Ryks |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (541715) |
| Product or service code | AC32 |
| Place of performance | Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio |
| Posted | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 9, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-5) (21 days left) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
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 solutions —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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