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1. NOTICE This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for informational purposes and market research only, it does not constitute a solicitation. The Government will not reimburse any company or individuals for any expenses associated with preparing/submitting information in response to this posting. The information provided may be used by the Government in developing its acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of objectives, and performance specifications. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained within their response. 2. SCOPE The United States (US) Army Capability Program Executive (CPE) Defensive Fires is conducting market research to identify existing capability for low-cost interceptors to serve as supplementals to the Integrated Fires Air and Missile Defense mission against Air Breathing Threats (ABT), Cruise Missiles, Close-Range Ballistic Missiles (CRBM), and Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM). Specifically, the Government is interested in identifying existing capability for All-Up Rounds (AUR) as well as low-cost components (e.g. seeker, solid rocket motor, fire control, etc.), and Weapon System Integrators (WSI) utilizing a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA). This RFI aims to identify potential solutions and industry partners that may be capable of demonstrating capability in 4QFY26 to address the problem statements outlined in Section 3. CPE Defensive Fires encourages all industry partners as well as Governmental Agencies to respond to this RFI with a focus on capabilities and interoperability. To aid in self-evaluation and response formulation, US Government (USG) expectations are provided in section 5 of this RFI. Providing existing product offerings in accordance with the descriptive information requests in section 5 will aid the USG in conducting consistent and informed market research analysis. Information provided by industry partners will inform topics to be covered in a future near-term Industry Day and level of potential participation in an anticipated near-term prize competition. 3. PROBLEM STATEMENTS The Government is soliciting information across five (5) distinct problem statements to support Air and Missile Defense (AMD) operations in highly contested environments. Respondents may submit information for one or multiple problem statements. To ensure sufficient technical details are provided within the allowable page limits, respondents addressing multiple problem statements must submit a separate, standalone response for each problem statement they are addressing. Strict cost constraints and technical parameters are associated with each statement and will be primary factors in the Government's analysis. 3.1 Problem Statement #1: Low-Cost Interceptor AUR and Fire Control. The Government seeks a complete All-Up Round (AUR) and fire control solution capable of defeating ABT, Cruise Missiles, CRBM, and SRBM. The proposed solution must …

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