Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)

Subject: Aircraft Defensive Electro-optical Protection Technologies (ADEPT)
Solicitation Number: FA2377-26-R-B011
Notice Type: SOLICIT
NAICS: 541715
Set-Aside: No Set aside used
Notice Published: 10-22-26
Response Due: 11-09-26

Agency: Department of the Air Force
Office: FA2377 USAF AFMC AFRL PZL AFRL RYKS
Contact: Lesley Breitzman This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office Address: WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH 45433-7541
Place of Performance: Wright Patterson AFB, OH

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22 October 2026 Amendment 3- Solicitation amended to add Q&A 2 attachment. 16 October 2026 Amendment 2- Solicitation amended to revise the technical proposal page limit for Technical Area 2 from 15 pages to 20 pages and to identify 06 November 2026, 12:00 PM (Noon) Eastern Time as the deadline for requesting DoD SAFE link for proposal submission. Also, adding a Q&A attachment. 28 September 2026 Amendment 1- Solicitation amended to revise technical proposal page limit to 15 pages per Technical Area. In support of the AFRL Information and Spectrum Dominance Directorate (AFRL/RF), the objective of the ADEPT effort is to develop pre-emptive or reactive countermeasure solutions ?including expendable, directed energy, and novel developmental solutions in the EO spectrum?to protect U.S. aircraft and aircrew in contested environments. The ADEPT program is divided into two separate technical areas: Hardware & Executable Analysis of Threats (HEAT) Advanced Countermeasure Engineering (ACE)