W15QKN26R1B7C_RED_SANDS_HARD_KILL_CHALLENGE_2026

2026-11-03

The Army Contracting Command ? New Jersey ( ACC - NJ ), Picatinny Arsenal , NJ is issuing this Request for Information ( RFI ) in an effort to perform market research to assist in determining the acquisition strategy for the Red Sands Hard Kill Challenge . The US Army Central Command ( USARCENT ), in coordination with the US Army Armaments Center ( DEVCOM AC ), leads field experiments and assessments aimed at advancing technologies for countering small Unmanned Aerial Systems ( sUAS ) in complex and contested environments . These efforts are vital to developing solutions for defeating Group 1 - 3 sUAS , which represent a growing threat to operational forces . By collaborating with government research and development organizations , academia , and industry , USARCENT and DEVCOM AC provide a venue for assessing innovative solutions in realistic operational settings . These assessments allow technology developers to engage directly with military personnel , gaining critical insights into military capability gaps and high - priority mission needs . The main performance locations are Red Sands in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ( KSA ) and a TBA CONUS Location . Previous locations have included Fort Drum , NY and Fort A . P . Hill , VA . Please refer to the attached for additional details and submission requirements . This RFI is for planning purposes only . No solicitation document exists at this time . Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government to procure these items or to issue a solicitation . In addition , the Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this RFI , and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers . Any information that the vendor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such . In addition to the attached submission requirements , responses to this RFI should also include : 1 . Name of Company 2 . Company Address 3 . Point of Contact 4 . CAGE Code 5 . SAM Unique Entity ID 5 . Socio - Economic Size Status ( Large / Small Business / HubZone / 8 ( a )/ Woman Owned Small Business / etc .) Utilizing NAICS code 541715 . To be considered for this effort , please send the required information and your capability statement to the following email addresses - stevenson . j . vilus . civ @ army . mil and nicole . l . thalmann . civ @ army . mil . No action is required from vendors in the system where this notice is posted to express interest . All email submissions will be treated as interested vendors .

New Jersey

2026-04-29