Tender Details

Country: USA
Summary: Drone Dominance Program Phase I Request for Solutions
UST Ref No: 133594048
Deadline: 13 Jan 2026
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Government
Tender Value: Refer Document
Notice Type: Tender
Document Ref. No.: N0016426SNB26
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Description:
Drones are reshaping the character of war. To meet this change, the Department of War (DoW) must provide our ground combat forces with the tools needed to locate, close with, and destroy the enemy in close combat. The DoW must provide one-way attack (OWA) small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) to end users at low cost, at scale and from a supply chain that is resilient.
Historically, traditional requirements and acquisition timelines have not supported the needs of our warfighters, the Services, or Combatant Commands.
The Drone Dominance Program (DDP) intends to award $1.1 billion in prototype orders utilizing 10 U.S.C. 4022 over four independent phases in the next two years. This multi-phase plan is an advanced market commitment: the Department is posting quantities and prices up front and will award fixed price prototype deliveries with vendors whose systems meet the Gauntlet performance and delivery requirements. Each phase begins with a Gauntlet test event, run by the Test Resource Management Center, and ends with delivery of sUAS via an Other Transaction - Prototype delivery award for the winners of the Gauntlet. This program represents a fundamental shift in acquisition strategy. Rather than purchasing systems based on paper requirements, the DoW intends to buy demonstrated capabilities through live competition. The Gauntlet events are designed to test capabilities. The awards are intended to test production scale and operational use.
Each phase will introduce new operational challenges requiring improvements in capabilities. At each phase, the number of drones purchased will increase, the price per unit will decrease (with the exception of Phase II), and the number of vendors receiving prototype delivery orders will decrease.
The Department intends to buy commercial technologies for novel applications supporting defense purposes. Vendors will bear development and manufacturing risk. The Government will pay a fixed price only for units that are deliv...
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Drone Dominance Program Phase I Request for Solutions - USA Tender

The DEPT OF DEFENSE | DEPT OF THE NAVY, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Drone Dominance Program Phase I Request for Solutions. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 133594048 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2026-01-13.

The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.