Last updated: Thursday, October 22, 2026. Only the latest list is shown; deadlines change, so always confirm on the official listing.
Active US government and military innovation openings relevant to autonomy and defense tech, newest first. Items added today come first, then updated items, then items carried over from Wednesday (Oct 21); SOCOM Vulcan calls don't show a posted date, so they're grouped together and sorted by deadline, soonest first. Tags: NEW (first on our list today), UPDATED, Closing soon (deadline within about 7 days), Closed. All times are Eastern (ET) unless noted.
Added today
1. [NEW] Army C5ISR Center — Small UAS Charging Connector/Interface (Sources Sought)
The C5ISR Center Power Division wants information on current products to inform a standard Army charging connector between Group 1 and Group 2 sUAS batteries and chargers. It's market research toward a standard Army sUAS charger or family of chargers. Posted Oct 21. The interface in question is between the sUAS battery and its charger, which may differ from the UAV-to-battery connector. Details are in the attachment on SAM.gov.
Updated
2. [UPDATED] [Closing soon] Army RCCTO — Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML)-Lite Prototype Effort
Request for Solution Briefs, step one toward competitive CAML-Lite prototype OTAs; selected respondents get a Request for Prototype Proposals. RCCTO posted a new version of the notice on Oct 21, deadline unchanged. What changed: a new version of the notice was posted Oct 21 (new SAM notice ID 91a20985...); the response deadline is unchanged at Oct 23, 4:00 PM CT. Originally posted Oct 15 (W50RAJ27CAML_LITE).
3. [UPDATED] Army ACC-DTA — Commercial Solutions Opening (formerly listed as Ground Maneuver CSO)
Detroit Arsenal's umbrella CSO for commercial tech that develops, integrates and sustains Army ground vehicle systems, serving its headquarters, offsite partners, INSCOM and six Portfolio Acquisition Executives. A new version posted Oct 22 carries the broader ACC-DTA CSO title; it stays open through Jan 8, 2029. What changed: new version posted Oct 22, 2026 (notice a4a6ac4e...), titled "ACC-DTA Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)"; deadline unchanged. Awards may be FAR Part 12 contracts, 10 U.S.C. 4022 OTs or cooperative agreements.
Carried over from Oct 21
4. [Unchanged] Air Force AFLCMC — Small Uncrewed Aerial System (sUAS) Capabilities RFI
Info on sUAS hardware, software, comms, sensors and kinetics for one-way attack, air interdiction, air-launched effects and ISR. Posted Oct 20. The AFLCMC sUAS program office wants information on five lines of effort (hardware, software, communications, sensors, kinetics) for five missions: long-range one-way attack (OWA), air interdiction, medium-range OWA, air-launched effects, and medium-range ISR. A draft Statement of Objectives for each line of effort is attached.
5. [Unchanged] AFCENT Battle Lab — Commercial Solutions Opening
Rolling CSO for innovative commercial tech that closes Air Force capability gaps; solution briefs accepted any time. Posted Oct 20. A 10 U.S.C. 3458 / DFARS 212.70 CSO run from Shaw AFB for the AFCENT Battle Lab. Solution briefs are evaluated on a rolling basis; awards are FAR Part 12 commercial contracts. Listed PSC/NAICS codes are placeholders.
6. [Unchanged] SOFWERX / USSOCOM PEO-M Undersea — Undersea Test Shape and Cradle (Assessment Event)
Design, build and deliver a marine test shape and deck cradle for at-sea launch, recovery and submergence testing. Virtual AE Dec 15-17. Submissions opened Oct 20. USSOCOM wants one durable, cylindrical maritime test article with controlled buoyancy and stability, plus a deck cradle for transport and lifting, delivered to JEB Little Creek, VA, for vessel/barge handling, towing and submergence testing. Downselect Nov 17–24; virtual AE Dec 15–17; awards could be OTs, CRADAs or FAR contracts. U.S. citizens/persons only. Lower autonomy relevance (supports undersea testing).
7. [Unchanged] Air Force Cryptologic Office — Commercial Solutions Opening (EW and information ops)
Seeks mature tech used in new ways for electromagnetic warfare, information operations and EM digital comms, aiming at a field demo within a year. Current version posted Oct 15. AFCO-CM is looking for innovative capabilities in electromagnetic warfare (EW), information operations (IO) and electromagnetic digital communications, ideally mature technologies applied in novel ways for a field demonstration within a year. The latest update extended the closing date.
8. [Unchanged] 16th Air Force — Commercial Solutions Opening
CSO for innovative commercial items, technologies and services that close 16th Air Force capability gaps. Posted Oct 15. A 10 U.S.C. 3458 / DFARS 212.70 CSO for the 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), the Air Force's information-warfare numbered air force. Proposals are peer-reviewed by Air Force subject-matter experts.
9. [Unchanged] ACC/A2 (Air Force Intelligence Community) — IC Commercial Solutions Opening
CSO for AI-driven predictive analysis, JADC2 integration, advanced sensing and other IC-mission capabilities. Posted Oct 15. Air Combat Command's intelligence directorate wants secure, scalable capabilities aligned with the Air Force Intelligence Community mission, including AI-driven predictive analysis, JADC2 integration and advanced sensing. DoD-element submissions must show how they support IC objectives.
10. [Closing soon] USSOCOM PEO-SW / Naval Special Warfare — Tactical Maritime Survivability (TMS) and TVEE CSO
CSO for portable scaling, breaching and boarding gear for maritime interdiction, plus training. Posted Oct 15 (H92240-27-SC-001). A DFARS 212.70 CSO for portable scaling and breaching gear used in VBSS and maritime interdiction: scaling poles, hooks, tactical ladders, transport/buoyancy systems, non-munitions breaching kits, plus operator training. Lower autonomy relevance.
Also: https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/submission?collectionUuid=6736461d-d958-4cf3-915d-581fe7352bad (free Vulcan account required to view)11. [Closing soon] Air Force AFLCMC — Short Range / Short Endurance Reconnaissance DC2 Integration sUAS RFI
Man-portable or vehicle-carried Group 1/2 VTOL sUAS for short-range recon and security in contested areas. Posted Oct 14 (FA8629-27-R-5001). Market research on a rapidly deployable Group 1/2 VTOL sUAS for short-range reconnaissance, surveillance and security in contested, austere environments. Requirements are in a CUI attachment; request access on SAM.gov.
12. [Closing soon] Air Force AFLCMC — Common Unmanned Systems Controller RFI
Modular, platform-agnostic controller for air, ground, surface and subsurface uncrewed systems through one interface. Posted Oct 14 (FA8629-27-R-5002). Covers vehicle and payload control, mission planning and execution, comms management and decision support on an open, extensible software architecture. Attachment is CUI.
13. [Closing soon] Air Force AFLCMC — Contractor Support Approaches for sUAS RFI
Market research on contractor sustainment for an operational small-UAS fleet. Posted Oct 7 (FA862927R6001). Market research on agile, comprehensive contractor sustainment for an operational fleet of small UAS.
14. [Unchanged] NASA — Deep Space Autonomous Robotics Challenge: Call for Host Facility Interest
Challenge on multi-agent robots that prepare lunar and Martian infrastructure before crews arrive.
15. [Unchanged] AFRL Information Directorate — BAA: AI and Next Generation Distributed Command and Control
Two-step BAA for AI and distributed C2 concepts for Joint All-Domain C2. White papers first.
16. [Closing soon] Air Force AFLCMC — Kinetic Counter-sUAS RFI
Market research on kinetic counter-small-UAS solutions. Information only. Market research (FA8629-26-R-5018) on kinetic C-sUAS solutions. Information only.
17. [Unchanged] NSF X-Labs — RFI: Next Generation of X-Labs Topics
Public input on platform tech, bottlenecks and infrastructure for future X-Labs topics. Planning only.
18. [Unchanged] Air Combat Command — Counter-sUAS as a Service (Sources Sought)
Market research on buying counter-small-UAS capability as a service. FA4890-261013.
19. [Unchanged] DIU / U.S. Army — Project FLYTRAP 6.0 (counter-UAS experimentation)
Apply to bring counter-UAS tech to a US/UK exercise with V Corps in Europe; kits may stay with Army units.
20. [Unchanged] SOFWERX / USSOCOM PEO-FW — FANTOM Behavior Integration (A2E) Assessment Event
Integrate autonomy behaviors into the government-owned FANTOM stack for Group 2-3 air-launched effects. Vendors use the FANTOM Core SDK. U.S. citizens only. SAM notice PEO_FW_A2E_AE.
21. [Unchanged] Army Joint Innovation Outpost — Virtual Industry Day
JIOP and its corps acquisition detachments brief mission, priorities and upcoming events.
22. [Unchanged] AFWERX SBIR — Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for UAS (D2P2)
Robotic workcell that routes, inserts and checks wire harnesses inside UAS and munitions. Opens Oct 28.
23. [Unchanged] USSOCOM PEO SOF Digital Applications — Commercial Solutions Opening
Turns commercial software into deployable SOF capability through FAR or non-FAR prototype awards.
24. [Unchanged] NGA — BIG-ST BAA Topic 7: Lidar Analysis for Surface & Environmental Reconnaissance
Lidar analytics for surface and environmental reconnaissance under NGA's GEOINT S&T BAA.
25. [Unchanged] USAF Point Defense Battle Lab — C-sUAS/sUAS and Kinetic Hard-Kill RFIs
Two RFIs for C-sUAS detect, track and defeat, plus sUAS integration and training, against Group 1-3 threats.
26. [Unchanged] NSF X-Labs — AI for Physical Systems Topic
Early-stage platform tech for AI in the physical world: robotics, embodied systems, sensing. OT awards expected.
27. [Unchanged] IARPA — Solutions Marketplace (open call)
Long-term open call that curates IC-relevant solutions for rapid purchase across the Intelligence Community.
28. [Unchanged] USSOCOM — BAA for Advancement of Technologies for Use by SOF
SOCOM's long-running science and technology BAA for special operations technologies.
29. [Unchanged] Army PM UAS — DoW Drone Marketplace CSO and onboarding calls
CSO behind the DoW Drone Marketplace; open calls for payloads/software/parts and for Group 3 UAS.
30. [Unchanged] Navy DRPM RAS — Medium USV (MUSV) Phase II Integration & Testing Call for Solutions
Approved boats go onto the DoW Drone Marketplace (maritime) for funded orders. Assessments begin Nov 16.
31. [Unchanged] Army DEVCOM GVSC — Ground Vehicle Systems Center CSO
Umbrella CSO covering autonomous systems, human-machine integration, power and mobility, and survivability.
32. [Closing soon] DIU — Improved Mobile Electric Power Distribution System (I-MEPDIS)
Commercial mobile power-distribution panels to replace the USMC MEPDIS-R, with a prototype OT path. CSO Area of Interest under DIU CSO HQ0845-20-S-C001.
33. [Unchanged] Army xTech — G-TEAD USAREUR-AF ACE 27-02: Spectrum Enabled Warfare
Prize contest for EM spectrum ops: sensing, autonomous network management, EM visualization and EM attack. Up to $1.5M. White-paper and video prize competition, with a live Soldier exercise expected in February 2027.
34. [Unchanged] AAL — DevX Autonomy (open call / video marketplace)
Six-minute video pitches on autonomy platforms, payloads, mission software and parts; award-ready entries join a catalog.
35. [Unchanged] OSD / DoW SBIR — Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Rapid Maturation
Portable detect, ID and defeat of Group 1-2 UAS in denied environments. Opens Oct 28.
36. [Unchanged] AFWERX STTR — Fusion of Cooperative Information Sharing for Uncrewed Air Systems
Cooperative perception and multi-platform sensor fusion for uncrewed aircraft in DDIL conditions. Opens Oct 28.
37. [Unchanged] Navy SBIR (ONR) — Low-Cost HUDs for FPV Drone Pilots (VR/AR)
Domestic low-cost HUDs for FPV drone pilots, plus AR for forward observers and JTACs. Opens Oct 28.
38. [Unchanged] DIU — SWAP-USV Sprint 2 (Suitable Warfighting Adaptive Payloads)
Prize sprint for production-ready USV, launcher and hard-kill counter-air effector packages fieldable in 120 days. Up to $40M.
39. [Unchanged] JIATF-401 — Commercial Solutions Opening (counter-UAS)
CSO for commercial counter-UAS products and services for JIATF-401 and partners. Phase 1 is a solution brief.
Vulcan (SOCOM) open calls
From our Vulcan snapshot taken Oct 19, 6:11 PM ET. The snapshot holds only each call's title, sponsor and due date, so the one-line summaries are based on the call titles. Full call details need a free Vulcan account. Sponsors appear only where Vulcan names them. The USSOCOM TE 27-1 and TMS/TVEE items above are also Vulcan calls.
40. [Closing soon] Vulcan — Common Operational Readiness Assessment - Optimized
SOCOM Vulcan call on operational readiness assessment (marked updated on Vulcan).
Free Vulcan account required to view.
41. [Closing soon] Vulcan — Enhanced Threat Intelligence
SOCOM Vulcan call for enhanced threat intelligence capabilities.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
42. [Closing soon] Vulcan — Supply Chain Risk Management
SOCOM Vulcan call for supply chain risk management solutions.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
43. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Distributed LVC Tactical Communications Bridge
Vulcan call for a comms bridge linking live, virtual and constructive training.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
44. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Commercial Wearables & Smart Devices for Force-on-Force Instrumentation
Vulcan call for commercial wearables to instrument force-on-force training.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
45. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Low-Cost EMS Sensing Grid
Vulcan call for a low-cost electromagnetic-spectrum sensing grid.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
46. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Expeditionary Basing Power Generation and Distribution
Vulcan call for expeditionary-base power generation and distribution.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
47. [Unchanged] Vulcan / NORAD-USNORTHCOM — Arctic Edge 2028 (AE28)
Vulcan call tied to the Arctic Edge 2028 exercise.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
48. [Unchanged] Vulcan / USASOC — USASOC CY2026 C-sUAS Open Call
USASOC open call for counter-small-UAS solutions.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
49. [Unchanged] Vulcan — NSWC CSO - AOI 4 UxS Training
Vulcan CSO area of interest on uncrewed-systems training.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
50. [Unchanged] Vulcan — NSWC CSO - FPV ISR and Kinetic Operations
Vulcan CSO area of interest on FPV drones for ISR and kinetic operations.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
51. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Expeditionary Organic Tactical Ground Robotics (EOTGR) RFI Responses
Vulcan collection for RFI responses on tactical ground robots.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
52. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Medical Extraction BAA (MED FCD)
Vulcan BAA collection on medical extraction capabilities.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
53. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Engage SOF (eSOF) FY2026 Submissions
Vulcan general intake for FY2026 SOF technology submissions.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
54. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Air Reserve Component (ARC) Modernization Imperatives 2026
Vulcan call on Air Reserve Component modernization priorities.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
55. [Unchanged] Vulcan — 2026 ARCWERX Collection Site
Vulcan intake site for ARCWERX innovation submissions.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
56. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Project WILLFUL: next-generation specialist vehicles
Vulcan call for next-generation specialist vehicles.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
57. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Engage with Capability Special Projects
Vulcan intake for capability special projects.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
58. [Unchanged] Vulcan / AFRICOM — AFRICOM Joint Warfighter Innovation Marketplace
AFRICOM's Vulcan marketplace for warfighter innovation submissions.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
59. [Unchanged] Vulcan — Rapid Electromagnetic Warfare & Signals Intelligence (REWSI)
Vulcan call for rapid electromagnetic warfare and SIGINT capabilities.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
60. [Unchanged] Vulcan — TRANSCOM CSO - AoI 901: IT & Cybersecurity Solutions
Vulcan CSO area of interest on IT and cybersecurity.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
61. [Unchanged] Vulcan — TRANSCOM CSO - AoI 902: Transportation and Logistics Optimization
Vulcan CSO area of interest on transportation and logistics optimization.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
62. [Unchanged] Vulcan — MEDICAL FCD BAA
Vulcan BAA collection on SOF medical capabilities.
Free Vulcan account required to view.
Closes today at 12:00 PM ET (closed by the time this list publishes at noon)
63. [Closing soon] [Closes at noon today] USSOCOM — Technical Experimentation 27-1: Combat Diving and USV Maritime Sensing
Diver comms, propulsion and underwater interfaces, plus USV maritime sensing. Closes at the minute the public posts go out, so it's left out of them.
Also: https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/submission?collectionUuid=5adb3005-c831-4afe-ae99-5d8eeabd2c4f (free Vulcan account required to view)
Also watching (no open submission window today)
- SOFWERX OSBP Networking Event (Nov 5): Invited attendees and table hosts must confirm by Oct 23 (networking-app profile). Requests to attend/host are closed. https://events.sofwerx.org/office-of-small-business-programs-osbp-networking-event-2026
- SOFWERX PEO-M USV "Poseidon's Fury": Assessment Event (sponsor: PEO-Maritime), Nov 2–20. Submissions closed. https://events.sofwerx.org/peo-m-unmanned-surface-vehicle-usv
- SOFWERX PEO-SW Distributed Micro Sensors: Prize Challenge (sponsor: PEO-SOF Warrior), Oct 27–29. Submissions closed. https://events.sofwerx.org/peo-sw-distributed-micro-sensors
- SOFWERX PEO-FW Group 2 Air-Launched Effects (A2E): Assessment Event (sponsor: PEO-FW), virtual, Oct 27. Submissions closed. https://events.sofwerx.org/peo-fw-group-2-air-launched-effects-a2-e
- SOFWERX Tech Tuesday: New submissions still paused (since Sept 18), no reopen date. No SOFWERX Colliders, Disrupters, Hackathons, Tech Sprints, Rapid Prototyping Events, Combat Evaluations or Feasibility Studies are posted.
- Army NGC2 CSO (W15P7T-25-S-0001): Parent CSO open, no open call. https://sam.gov/opp/3e89ac100b284b6b907f826ea904a4cc/view
- DSIP / DoW SBIR 27.BZ Release 1: Pre-release; opens Oct 28, closes Nov 25, 12:00 PM ET (four relevant topics listed above).
Closed / dropped
- DoW SBIR/STTR Release 6 (AFWERX, SpaceWERX, SOCOM, OSD topics, 8 items): Closed Oct 21 at 12:00 PM ET; dropped.
- AFRL JADPACT II Call 03 (M-DASH): Closed Oct 21, 5:00 PM ET; dropped.
- Vulcan — Commercial Technology Accelerator (AOI 27-A002): Closed Oct 21, 11:59 PM ET; dropped.
- USSOCOM TE 27-1: Closes today at noon (above); drops tomorrow.
Sources checked Oct 22, 2026 (ET): SAM.gov official API 14-day keyword sweep; SOFWERX events.sofwerx.org current events (compared with Oct 21); SOCOM Vulcan snapshot of Oct 19, 6:11 PM ET; other program listings carried from the Oct 21 check.