Request for Information (RFI) for Aerial Targets Branch (EBAY) Air Force Aerial Target Solutions
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of the Air Force, for work in Eglin AFB, Florida. Due Nov 25, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6), 21 days left.
| Solicitation number | FA8678-26-AFSAT-R0001 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of the Air Force |
| Office | FA8678 Aflcmc Ebay |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413) |
| Product or service code | 1550 |
| Place of performance | Eglin AFB, Florida |
| Posted | Nov 3, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 25, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6) (21 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (5)
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - Aerial Targets 645 KB
- Request for Information Q A 283 KB
- Industry Day Notice 324 KB
- Industry Day Delay 317 KB
- Industry Day Notice Amendment 1 324 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: Florida Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Issued pursuant to Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR 15.101(c) and RFO FAR Part 10 solely for information, market research, and planning purposes. This market survey is conducted by the Aerial Targets Program Office (AFLCMC/EBAY) under the Air Force Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Weapons (AFPAE/WP) to obtain industry capabilities, rough order of magnitude (ROM) information, and data needed to support commercial product/service, non-developmental item (NDI), and small business determinations under RFO FAR 10.001(f), and to inform acquisition planning.
Per Title 10, U.S. Code §4172, major munitions and missile programs must demonstrate lethality against appropriate, threat-representative targets prior to full-rate production. The Aerial Targets mission is to provide target aircraft that replicate threat systems, including performance, signatures, and countermeasures of adversary aircraft. The objective of this RFI is to identify a range of solutions to populate a family for systems needed throughout the spectrum of missions in Defensive and Offensive Counter Air capabilities.
These solutions may represent the full range of airborne threats, spanning from inexpensive “hobby drones” to the most advance adversary fighter and large-scale aircraft. This RFI is intended to: Identify commercially available or near-term solutions Understand industry capabilities and innovative approaches Inform future acquisition strategies and budgetary requirements and assist the agency in making commerciality, NDI, and small business set-aside determinations See attached RFI and Question and Answer documents and for additional details.
In accordance with Section 10 of the attached RFI, attached are the final Questions and Answers posted on 11 SEPTEMBER 2026. All final responses are due by 28 September 2026 @ 1600 central.
Contracting contact
- Kalvin Bazan · [email protected] · 312-875-0356
- Amanda Hensley · [email protected] · 850-882-1159
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 336413, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,250 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Notice history
- Oct 14, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 25, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6)
- Oct 14, 2026: Sources Sought Due Nov 25, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-6)
- Oct 1, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Sep 11, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Aug 27, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Aug 24, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Aug 19, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
- Aug 14, 2026: Sources Sought Due Sep 28, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC-5)
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment manufacturing work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation $1.6 billion in this trade
- RTX Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
- L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. $953.7 million in this trade
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $857.7 million in this trade
- The Boeing Company $840.8 million in this trade
About the buyer
The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.4 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.
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing contracts right now
There are 654 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 336413), 270 posted in the last 7 days; 37% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy and Department of the Air Force. Most of the work with a stated place is in Virginia, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. A notice in this trade gives a median of 30 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 22 days.
All open other aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment 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
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From the award notices agencies publish.