PEO-FW FANTOM Behavior Integration (A2E) Assessment Event (AE)view on SAM.gov

PEO-FW FANTOM Behavior Integration (A2E) Assessment Event (AE) Submit NLT 05 November 2026 11:59 PM ET U.S. Citizens Only Purpose SOFWERX, in collaboration with USSOCOM Program Executive Office Fixed Wing (PEO-FW), will host an Assessment Event to identify potential vendors to integrate existing or propose new autonomy behaviors into the government‑owned Framework of Autonomous Networked Tactical Open Modules (FANTOM) Autonomy Software using the provided FANTOM Core Software Development Kit (SDK). This event aims to accelerate capability insertion for multi‑platform, multi‑payload uncrewed systems operating within the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) ecosystem. Background/Synopsis A2E is an interoperable system-of-systems designed to enable robust Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities through expendable, autonomous Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) platforms, resilient data paths, and a common control architecture. FANTOM is the complete autonomy software stack deployed across the A2E System-of-Systems. FANTOM Extensions are mature (high TRL) vendor add-ons integrated using the SDK. Insertion of specialized/new modular, SDK-driven autonomy behaviors is required to extend, mature, and rapidly integrate into the FANTOM ecosystem. Objective USSOCOM is soliciting industry solutions to support FANTOM's scalable autonomy architecture enabling distributed, collaborative behaviors across Group 2-3 A2E Unmanned Systems (UxS) platforms. As operational demands expand, the program requires continual innovation in: Novel autonomy behaviors (e.g., mission objective/adaptation, swarm coordination, sensing, navigation, task allocation, distributed decision-making, targeting, tracking) Behavior maturation and validation Integration pathways and approaches via the FANTOM SDK (e.g., behavior packaging and versioning, simulation-based evaluation, flight integration readiness) This event will help USSOCOM identify technology providers capable of contributing leverageable behaviors and strengthening SDK integration for persistent autonomy evolution. Desired outcomes include: Catalog of proposed new behaviors and behavior extensions Assessment of vendor capabilities to integrate with the SDK Recommendations for vendors suitable for next-phase development Industry feedback to refine SDK documentation, tooling, and pipelines Why You Should Participate USSOCOM seeks to enter into non-FAR or FAR-based agreements with Industry, Academic, and National Lab partners whose solutions are favorably evaluated by PEO-Fixed Wing Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). As such, the follow-on Assessment Event (AE) is considered competitive, and solutions will be evaluated independently of one another primarily for technical merit. This serves dually as notification of the intent to research the feasibility of an agreement under 10 U.S. Code, Section 4022 and/or Section 4022(f), and as notice of pre-solicitation activities IAW FAR 5.101. Event Timelin…