Department of the Navy Rapid Capabilities Office Disruptor Day: Electro-Optical and Infrared (EO/IR) Solutionsview on SAM.gov

UPDATED 8/24/26 - Please see attached Q&A summary regarding the Industry Information Session, Naval Disruptor Days 2026: Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) and Passive Decoy (PD) Technologies which was held on 5 August 2026 UPDATED 8/18/26 - Please view the Q&A video re: this effort: https://dod.teams.microsoft.us/l/meetup-join/19%3adod%3ameeting_b3f6ae37090b40da959379ef52bfe4cb%40thread.v2/0?context=%7B%22Tid%22%3A%22e3333e00-c877-4b87-b6ad-45e942de1750%22%2C%22Oid%22%3A%2282331352-0718-4468-8912-ac7b758a7eac%22%2C%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3Atrue%2C%22role%22%3A%22a%22%7D&btype=a&role=a I. INTRODUCTION This Special Notice announces the Department of the Navy (DON) Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) Disruptor Day. The purpose of this event is to identify and showcase enabling technologies for the next generation of Electro-Optical and Infrared (EO/IR) solutions. Disclaimer: This announcement does not constitute a solicitation and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responses in any form are not offers, and the Government is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement. Any submission of information is strictly voluntary. II. TOPIC DESCRIPTION The DON RCO is seeking EO/IR capabilities that can detect a secondary drone target in the background of a scene while actively observing a primary drone target. This announcement is not restricted to existing EO/IR solutions, and includes systems that can perform only the EO or the IR functions (collaborative opportunities toward a final solution may exist). The intent is to survey the industrial base for technologies that can address critical evaluation variables, including target size, range, angular velocity, angular acceleration, elevation, number of targets, and target geometry. III. EVENT DETAILS The Disruptor Day will occur in mid-September at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD. The event will combine a traditional industry day with a limited experiment on a unique Navy test range. The Disruptor Day format is anticipated to allow each vendor an approximately 1-2-hour window to brief their products and perform their experiment. System & Setup Considerations: Systems must operate in both day and night scenarios, and in all weather conditions in a maritime environment. The EO/IR System Under Test (SUT) will be located in line with other simultaneous SUTs to minimize differences in range, elevation, and parallax errors. Primary Target: A Group 1 or Group 2 drone flies a racetrack parallel to the line of the SUT in the foreground at a variable range, elevation, velocity, and geometry. Secondary Target: A Group 2 or Group 3 drone flies a direct approach perpendicular to the line of the SUT, starting in the background and moving to the foreground at a variable range, variable elevation, variable velocity, and variable geometry. Performance Objectives : The EO/IR solution must demonstrate the capability to detect the secondary target drone at the fastest tim…