In a Sources Sought Notice issued recently to industry, Headquarters (HQ) USSOCOM Special Operations Forces (SOF), Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (AT&L), Program Executive Office-Fixed Wing (PEO-FW) is performing market research to understand Industry capability to deliver an Air Loitering Munition (ALM) Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition (SOPGM) with an extended range and capabilities beyond the current SOPGM portfolio. This capability was briefed by PEO-FW during SOF Week as it relates to the strike portfolio.
In particular they are seeking precision munitions which can be released from SOF fixed-wing air platforms (lugged munitions, Common Launch Tube (CLT) launched munitions or other release mechanism), preferably capable of employment from CLT.
Attributes:
Munition Weight: Not-to-exceed 95 lbs
System form factor:
For CLT form factor: 5.9 inch diameter, 42 inches max overall length.
For Lugged or other release mechanism: 14 inch lug spacing, 90 inches overall length (maximum), 9 inch diameter (maximum); release from either a BRU-71 or BRU-78
Seeker Assembly: Passive system (limited Radio Frequency emissions) with integrated Automatic Target Recognition (ATR)
Warhead/payload weight: maximize kinetic warhead in conjunction with munition NTE weight
Employment Environment: Contested and non-Contested with Intra Missile Communications
Minimum TRL 6
Range: min 75NM from launch point to loitering point – launch altitudes between 5000 to 30,000 feet MSL
Loitering Time: min 40min once reaching loitering point at altitudes between 500-3000 AGL
Speed: 50 -100 kts cruise and loitering, 100kts+ minimum dash speed on attack profile
C2 Integration: System shall support government-owned FANTOM Core collaborative mission autonomy to command and control the platform flight controller via a machine-to-machine (M2M) API and/or C2 integration via BMS (Battle Management System)
Logical/electrical Interface Capability: Identify compatibly, with substantiation, of 1553/UAI (via 1760) or BMS Generic CLT compatible
Environmental Profile: Typical operational temperatures and dynamic forces associated with SOF aircraft
Mission Profile: Pre-planned routing with altitude changes and/or direct-to loiter point
Cost target: Best value at quantity points of 500, 1000, 3000 (ROM level costing sufficient)
Interested parties must submit a white paper by Jul 27, 2026 12:00 PM EDT.