Sources Sought
Level III Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Department of Homeland Security · US Customs and Border Protection · Sol. RFI_Level_III_sUAS_CBP_2026
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is running market research (an RFI) on vendors that can provide Level III small unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Border Patrol's sUAS program. It is not a solicitation and no contract will be awarded from it. Responses are due December 12, 2025 per the notice text.
Watch out for
- Market research only. No award will come from this RFI, so responding costs time and is not paid.
THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR INFORMATION RECEIVED.
- Conflicting response dates. The text says responses are due December 12, 2025, but the header deadline shows December 12, 2026; confirm the date.
RFI responses are due by December 12, 2025.
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Information on current availability and technology of Level III small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)
- Vendor capabilities to support the USBP sUAS Program
- Offers due
- RFI responses due December 12, 2025 (header shows 2026-12-12T17:00:00-05:00)
What to include when you submit
- RFI questions were due November 21, 2025; questions and answers were posted December 5, 2025
- Submissions become government property and are not returned
Not in the notice text
- How to submit a response and what to include (likely in attachments)
- Specific Level III sUAS technical requirements
- Quantities, budget and timeline for any future buy
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Key facts
- Response due
- Dec 12, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Dec 5, 2025
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- RFI_Level_III_sUAS_CBP_2026
- Agency
- Department of Homeland Security · US Customs and Border Protection
- Office
- Air and Marine Contracting Division
- NAICS
- 336411
- Product/service code
- 1550
- Business type
- Aircraft, ship & vehicle parts
- Contracting contact
- USBP PMOD SUASUSBPPMODSUAS@cbp.dhs.gov
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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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