RFI / market researchClosedUS
Project Iron Sentry: KTO Joint Point Defense Modernization
SAM.gov (U.S. federal contract opportunities) · the publisher calls it «Sources Sought»
US Air Force Seventh Air Force issued a market-research RFI seeking combat-proven counter-sUAS/C-UAS capabilities under the APFIT programme for Korean Theater Joint Point Defense. The response deadline was 13 October 2026, and the notice is now archived and closed. (machine-written summary)
- Deadline
- 13 Oct 2026 (time: see source)
- Source text: «Response deadline (SAM.gov data field): 13 October 2026 08:00 UTC+09:00»
- Need owner
- Seventh Air Force (7 AF)
- Programme
- Project Iron Sentry, Korean Theater of Operations (KTO) Joint Point Defense Modernization
- References
- F3J6AF-27-SS001
- What is needed
- 7 AF is seeking combat-proven, theater-wide C-sUAS/C-UAS capabilities eligible under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT) program.
- Who is sought
- APFIT eligible parties may submit the following from the provided templates:
- Maturity
- combat-proven
- Access
- Norwegian suppliers: not stated — check the access terms
Nationality, ownership or clearance terms apply - Source text: «I certify the company is a U.S. business entity or U.S. based subsidiary and meets one or more of the following requirements.»
- Membership required
- Not stated
- Funding
- Not stated
- Source text: «The U.S. Government will not pay for any costs incurred with responding to this notice.»
- Commitment
- This announcement is for MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. Responding to this notice is voluntary.
- Published by the source
- 2026-10-05
Sources
- Attached document · Official publisher: https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/07dfde26a41c4c77b632950caf3ad57b/download · read 2026-11-04
- Publisher page · Official publisher: https://sam.gov/opp/6fddf65dbc074a86ac6543ad7cec45e9/view · read 2026-11-04
- Formal notice · Official publisher: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6fddf65dbc074a86ac6543ad7cec45e9/view · notice in our contracts register
Changes
- 2026-11-04 · Summary: "Seventh Air Force seeks market research on combat-proven theater-wide counter-sUAS/C-UAS capabilities under the APFIT programme, with responses due 13 October 2026 08:00 UTC+09:00 by email. The notice is market research only, is unfunded for respondents, and the attached Letter of Attestation requires a U.S. business entity." → "US Air Force Seventh Air Force issued a market-research RFI seeking combat-proven counter-sUAS/C-UAS capabilities under the APFIT programme for Korean Theater Joint Point Defense. The response deadline was 13 October 2026, and the notice is now archived and closed."
- 2026-11-04 · Status in the source: "open" → "closed"
- 2026-11-04 · relevance reason: "The RFI explicitly seeks counter-small-UAS and C-UAS capabilities for a theater-wide joint point defence need." → "The RFI explicitly seeks counter-small-UAS and counter-UAS capabilities for a theater-wide defence need."
- 2026-10-10 · supersedes contracts: null → 1
Last checked against the source 2026-11-04.