Production of Palletized FoCUS System

Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W6QK ACC-APG

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Solicitation number: W56KGU26RPPFS
Notice type: Sources Sought
NAICS
Set-aside: No Set aside used
Posted: 2026-08-13
Response deadline: Aug 27, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact: brian.d.mcguire1.civ@army.mil

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Statement of work, as posted

Amendment 0001 updates the email address of the Contract Specialist's email address in the contact information subsection. This is a Sources Sought Notice. This notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Request for Quotation (RFQ), or a promise to issue solicitation. The U.S. Government is conducting market research to identify qualified sources capable of rapidly producing the Family of Counter-UAS Systems (FoCUS) hardware. AGENCY: US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM), Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center TITLE: Production of Palletized FoCUS system BACKGROUND: FoCUS is a multi-sensor, multi-modal Counter-UAS (C-UAS) system that is currently integrated onto the multiple Tactical Ground platforms. US Army DEVCOM C5ISR Center is seeking qualified and capable vendors to rapidly produce FoCUS systems that are integrated onto these platforms. Technical Data / Build of Materials (BOM) exists for the integrations on the platforms and will be provided to vendors in the event of a contract award. Additionally, C5ISR Center is available to provide oversight or input to the assembly process if desired.

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Point of contact: Brian D. McGuire
Role: not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email: brian.d.mcguire1.civ@army.mil
Secondary: Timothy.J.Weiman.civ@army.mil

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