ACC C-sUAS as a Service Sources Sought

Air Combat Command (ACC) Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Sources Sought
FA4890-261013
1) Background
The Department of the Air Force faces an expanding and asymmetric threat environment from Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) which pose immediate risks to installations, personnel, operational readiness, and critical national defense assets. Therefore, HQ ACC/AMIC is conducting market research to assess industry interest, technical capability, and commercial availability to deliver a comprehensive Contractor-Owned, Contractor-Operated (COCO) C-sUAS as a Service capability. The intent of this service model is to:
a) Provide organic, resilient, sustainable, and agile Point Defense capabilities across DAF installations.
b) Implement a flexible, scalable architecture allowing installations to scale operational capacity up or down based on dynamic threat levels.
c) Leverage mature, commercially available or rapidly adaptable systems rather than initiating high-risk developmental programs.
2) Scope
The Government envisions an initial prototype deployment at two (2) designated Continental United States (CONUS) Air Force installations, with option mechanisms to scale across additional ACC installations upon proven performance.
3) Core Functions and Operational Requirements
The anticipated contractor will provide a complete, integrated, turn-key service solution covering materiel, personnel, training, sustainment, and ongoing modernization: a) COCO Operational Model: The contractor supplies, operates, maintains, modernizes, secures, and ultimately disposes of/removes all system components. b) Detection, Tracking, and Identification:
i) Targets: Groups 1–2 sUAS (threshold); scalable to Group 3 and other low-altitude airborne threats (objective).
ii) Detection Range: 3 miles (threshold) to 5 miles (objective) measured radially outward from the defended perimeter/Base Defense Zone (BDZ).

iii) Classification/ID: Near-real-time identification and discrimination between authorized/friendly and unauthorized airborne objects.
c) Engagement and Neutralization:
i) Engagement must occur before threats cross the installation/defended perimeter. ii) Incorporation of Government-approved kinetic and/or non-kinetic (e.g., RF jamming, cyber takeover, directed energy) effectors.
iii) Adherence to 10 U.S.C. § 130i authorities, local Rules of Force, and Installation Commander Use of Force protocols.
d) Subsystem Architecture:
i) BMC2 Engine Group: Integrated sensor fusion generating a Single Integrated Air