Notice · not open for bids · United States · Public tender
FA8629-26-S-C001(Call-001)_Air Force - Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities - Commercial Solutions Opening
FA8629 AFLCMC Wisk Sof/PR
FA8629 AFLCMC Wisk Sof/PR in the United States has published a notice (Special Notice) about “FA8629-26-S-C001(Call-001)_Air Force - Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities - Commercial Solutions Opening”. It is not a call for bids: no tender is open to bid on yet, or the buyer has already chosen a supplier.
The tender in brief
US Air Force seeks mature small drone with 1000 km range for communications relay and air-launch
The US Air Force is buying mature small uncrewed aircraft that can carry a communications relay payload, fly 1000 km one way, and be air-launched from a bomb rack. The effort runs in five phases, from solution briefs to prototype integration and air-launch demonstrations, with possible follow-on production.
Who can win it
- Platform must be a mature TRL 6 prototype with demonstrated flight heritage outside a laboratory
- Open to both U.S. and international vendors
- For classified phases, must have Facility Clearance and personnel with clearances at award
Key facts
- Procedure
- Special Notice
- How bids are judged
- Phased down-select: Phase 1 solution briefs evaluated on flight heritage credibility, MOSA adherence, and air-launch feasibility; later phases by separate criteria.
- Published
- 30 Sep 2026
- Reference
- FA8629-26-S-C001(Call-001)
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