Drone
Updated
Solicitation from the Department of the Army. Due Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-6), 6 days left.
| Title as posted | DRONE |
|---|---|
| Solicitation number | W911S227U0061 |
| Agency | Department of the Army |
| Office | W6QM Micc-Ft Drum |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Aircraft Manufacturing (336411) |
| Product or service code | 1550 |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-6) (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
Survey-Grade Drone, Controller System (Integrated remote control, ground station, and wireless digital transmission system), MicroSD cards and all required cables, Rugged Rolling Transport Case, Battery System (3 batteries, 1 charger) with Pulse Data Processor with a 16-month RTX license with the V4 Applanix or equivalent. and 2 year warranty.
Contracting contact
- Victor Quichocho · [email protected] · (719) 366-8008
- James Murphy · [email protected] · (630) 217-8227
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 336411, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,500 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for aircraft manufacturing work, who also hold Army contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- The Boeing Company $4.3 billion in this trade
- Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation $2.6 billion in this trade
- Bell Textron Inc $1.8 billion in this trade
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. $885.6 million in this trade
- Aerovironment, Inc $465.9 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Army awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were Lockheed Martin Corporation, Raytheon Company and The Boeing Company. See what Army is buying now.
Who can bid: Small Business set-aside
Total and partial small business set-asides are open to any business under the SBA size standard for the notice's NAICS code.
All open Small Business set-asides.
Aircraft Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 66 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336411), 34 posted in the last 7 days; 47% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in Alabama, Ohio and Missouri. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
All open aircraft manufacturing contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- MD Capital Partners LLC $350,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 20, 2026
- Transaero, Inc. $461,426 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- Alamo Aircraft, Ltd. $25,300 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- DBR Industries, Inc. $103,770 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 19, 2026
- R & M Government Services Inc $103,210 · Defense Logistics Agency · Oct 13, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.