Recoverable Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Frontline Operational Awareness and Surveillance Missions

SAM.gov (U.S. federal contract opportunities) · the publisher calls it «Sources Sought»

DHS's PEO for UAS and cUAS is running market research for recoverable, lightweight, rapidly deployable small multirotor UAS kits with EO/IR payloads, NDAA compliance and Blue/Green UAS-equivalent cybersecurity. Responses are due 5 November 2026 by email to DHSDDP@hq.dhs.gov, are unpaid, and do not commit DHS to any solicitation. (machine-written summary)

Deadline

5 Nov 2026 (time: see source)

Source text: «Response deadline (SAM.gov data field): 5 November 2026 17:00 EST»

Need owner

Department of Homeland Security, Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Security Officer, Program Executive Office for UAS and cUAS

Programme

DHS Drone Development Program

References

70RSAT26RFI000030

What is needed

DHS is primarily interested in complete small quadcopter or multirotor sUAS kits.

Maturity

DHS is interested in commercial off-the-shelf, modified commercial, and developmental systems.

How to respond

Please provide your response to this RFI no later than 5 PM Eastern Time on November 5, 2026 to DHSDDP@hq.dhs.gov.

Access

Norwegian suppliers: not stated — check the access terms

Membership required

Not stated

Export and security terms

The Government will not accept classified information in response to this RFI.

Funding

Not stated

Source text: «The Government will not pay for any response or demonstration expenses.»

Possible follow-on

DHS anticipates that any future acquisition may support DHS-wide ordering, potentially through a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract, catalog-based ordering structure, phased award approach, or other acquisition method.

Commitment

This RFI shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government.

Published by the source

2026-10-01

Last checked against the source 2026-10-10.