DRAFT RFP for Enduring-High Energy Laser Production Effort DRFP-W50RAJ26A001
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AI-generated · Jan 22, 2026Draft RFP is issued to gather industry input for the Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) production effort, with the goal of producing and rapidly fielding up to 24 E-HEL systems for the PAE Fires program. This presolicitation draft is for information and planning, not a binding solicitation, and no proposals should be submitted at this time. The Government seeks comments to verify reasonableness and feasibility and to promote competition; questions or comments should be submitted electronically by the stated deadline, referencing the draft.
Access to the Performance Work Statement and CDRLs is Controlled Unclassified Information. To obtain copies, interested parties must coordinate with the Government points of contact and will receive the documents via DoD SAFE with a passcode. If and when a solicitation is released, it and any amendments will be posted on SAM.gov and must be downloaded from that site.
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This notice is issued by the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires to post a Draft RFP to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. This Draft RFP is for the PAE Fires Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Requirement. The principal purpose of this requirement is to produce and rapidly field up to twenty-four (24) E-HEL system for the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. The Government may not respond to question/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP, as necessary. All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Ms. Sydney Horn, sydney.m.horn.civ@army.mil, AND Ms. Kendra Taylor, kendra.n.taylor2.civ@army.mil, no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Monday, 26 JAN 2026. When responding, reference DRFP-W50RAJ26RA001. If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on SAM.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). PLEASE NOTE: The Performance Work Statement (PWS) and CDRLs for this effort are marked Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To obtain a copy, please email the Government points of contact (POC's) listed above with your intention to review and provide questions/feedback on the draft CUI PWS/CDRLs and a Government representative will forward the documents via DoD SAFE with a passcode for access to the encrypted file.
From Presolicitation posted on Jan 21, 2026***PLEASE NOTE: The Draft RFP for the E-HEL Production Effort.*** THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This notice is issued by the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires to post a Draft RFP to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. This Draft RFP is for the PAE Fires Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Requirement. The principal purpose of this requirement is to produce and rapidly field up to twenty-four (24) E-HEL system for the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. The Government may not respond to question/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP, as necessary. All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Ms. Sydney Horn, sydney.m.horn.civ@army.mil, AND Ms. Kendra Taylor, kendra.n.taylor2.civ@army.mil, no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Thursday, 05 FEB 2026. When responding, reference DRFP-W50RAJ26RA001. If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on SAM.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). PLEASE NOTE: The Performance Work Statement (PWS) and CDRLs for this effort are marked Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To obtain a copy, please email the Government points of contact (POC's) listed above with your intention to review and provide questions/feedback on the draft CUI PWS/CDRLs and a Government representative will forward the documents via DoD SAFE with a passcode for access to the encrypted file.
From Presolicitation posted on Jan 26, 2026***PLEASE NOTE: The Draft RFP for the E-HEL Production Effort has been extended.*** THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This notice is issued by the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires to post a Draft RFP to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. This Draft RFP is for the PAE Fires Enduring-High Energy Laser (E-HEL) Requirement. The principal purpose of this requirement is to produce and rapidly field up to twenty-four (24) E-HEL system for the United States Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Fires. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. The Government may not respond to question/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP, as necessary. All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Ms. Sydney Horn, sydney.m.horn.civ@army.mil, AND Ms. Kendra Taylor, kendra.n.taylor2.civ@army.mil, no later than 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Thursday, 16 FEB 2026. When responding, reference DRFP-W50RAJ26RA001. If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on SAM.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). PLEASE NOTE: The Performance Work Statement (PWS), System Performance Spec (SPS) and CDRLs for this effort are marked Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). To obtain a copy, please email the Government points of contact (POC's) listed above with your intention to review and provide questions/feedback on the draft CUI PWS/CDRLs and a Government representative will forward the documents via DoD SAFE with a passcode for access to the encrypted file.
From Presolicitation posted on Feb 05, 2026Notice history
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Presolicitation Posted Jan 21, 2026
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Presolicitation Posted Jan 26, 2026View changes (2)
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