Level III Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · AIR AND MARINE CONTRACTING DIVISION

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Solicitation number: RFI_Level_III_sUAS_CBP_2026
Notice type: Sources Sought
NAICS: 336411
Product service code: 1550
Set-aside: Unrestricted
Posted: 2025-12-05
Response deadline: Dec 12, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Contracting contact: USBPPMODSUAS@cbp.dhs.gov

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Statement of work, as posted

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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Point of contact: USBP PMOD SUAS
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: USBPPMODSUAS@cbp.dhs.gov
Secondary: nicole.hubby@cbp.dhs.gov

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