Sources sought

Level III Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

RFI questions and answers posted on December 5, 2025. RFI questions are due by November 21, 2025.

Notice type	Sources Sought: Market research. The agency wants to know who can do this work. Answering is free and can get the job set aside for small businesses.
Who's buying	Air and Marine Contracting Division, US Customs and Border Protection
Where	Work location not listed. The buying office is in Washington, District of Columbia.
Deadline	Sat, Dec 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST (50 days left)
Who can bid	Open to any business (no set-aside listed)
Industry	NAICS 336411 (Aircraft Manufacturing)
Solicitation #	RFI_Level_III_sUAS_CBP_2026
Posted	Fri, Dec 5, 2025
Contact	USBP PMOD SUAS, [email protected]

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RFI questions and answers posted on December 5, 2025. RFI questions are due by November 21, 2025. RFI responses are due by December 12, 2025. SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (sUAS) LEVEL III sUAS REQUEST FOR INFORMATON DESCRIPTION: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is conducting market research through a Request for Information (RFI) on the current availability and technological capabilities of vendors to provide Level III Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS) to enhance USBP’s SUAS Program. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION RECEIVED. This RFI is issued solely for information, planning purposes, and market research only; it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP. This research does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. CBP will not pay for any costs associated with responding to this research. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any full future full and open competition RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be posted to the SAM.gov (https://sam.gov) website. All submissions become the property of the Government and will not be returned. The information obtained from industries responses to this RFI may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and future RFP.

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