Calls, not cold pitches
Why it matters: The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities CSO sends work out as Problem Statement Calls. It accepts no unsolicited proposals. It moves fast once a Call drops.36
Air Force: Small UAS & Asymmetric Capabilities CSO
Status: OPEN · WATCH FOR CALLS
What: AFLCMC SOF/ISR CSO; work arrives as Problem Statement Calls.
Buyer: Dept of the Air Force · AFLCMC
Notice: FA8629-26-S-C001 · Special Notice
Respond: Watch for Calls; no unsolicited proposals accepted
Link: sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f2adca647af04d61b6ed30dc0d131fd
RFIs: where requirements get written
Requests for Information (RFIs) and sources-sought notices are the government asking the market what exists before it buys. Answer them with data, and suggest how the government should buy.
Live notices
Live notices for this lane: see the opportunity tracker, Small drones, controllers and support and Autonomy and prototypes filter.
What this means for you
RFIs cost nothing but time, and they put your product in front of the people writing the requirement. Brochure-style answers get ignored. Answer each question in order, then propose how the government should buy.
Next step: Pick an open RFI in the spreadsheet that matches your product and draft it with Template A on the next pages.
Templates for this door
In the tracker snapshot
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