DroneShield Immediate Response Kit Associated Equipment
Updated
Solicitation from the Department of the Air Force. Due Nov 17, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-6), 6 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA301627Q7009 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA3016 502 Cons Cl |
| Notice type | Solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small business |
| Trade (NAICS) | Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511) |
| Product or service code | 6350 |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 17, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC-6) (6 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Description
This Brand Name Only RFQ is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (RFO) Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, Simplified Procedures. 502 CONS/PKD will issue a single firm fixed-price purchase order for the associated equipment needed to operate the brand name DroneShield Immediate Response Kits (IRK). A single award will be to the responsible small business vendor whose quote confirms the terms and conditions of this solicitation and offers the best value to the Government.
Best Value is defined as the lowest price technically acceptability quotation. Reference RFQ Cover Page for full details.
Contracting contact
- Vivian Fisher · [email protected] · 210 652 8596
- Kailah Moreno · [email protected] · 210 652 1672
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 334511, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,350 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 search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical system and instrument manufacturing work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Raytheon Company $2.5 billion in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $804.5 million in this trade
- Indra AIR Traffic, Inc. $387.8 million in this trade
- Elbitamerica, Inc. $344.0 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.1 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force 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.
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 134 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 334511), 62 posted in the last 7 days; 32% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Georgia and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 21 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 7 days.
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
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- Aviation Procurement Systems, LLC $34,986 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 10, 2026
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- Bruker Detection Corp $30,303 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 10, 2026
- Sensor Systems, L.L.C. $31,000 · Defense Logistics Agency · Nov 9, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.