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SOCOM seeks helmet-mounted display for drone control and ballistic protection
The command is surveying suppliers for a 50-degree display compatible with existing soldier equipment. Responses will help determine the acquisition strategy.
U.S. Special Operations Command is seeking suppliers for a helmet-mounted first-person-view display that would give dismounted special operations forces tactical information and unmanned system control with certified ballistic protection. The current version of the notice was posted Nov. 9, 2026.1
USSOCOM is conducting market research
helmet-mounted first-person view (FPV) display
The effort aims to develop a 50-degree field-of-view Display Module
This display must deliver an expanded field of view, certified ballistic protection, real-time tactical information overlay, and unmanned system control in contested, congested, and all-weather environments.
This announcement is for market research purposes only and is not a solicitation.
SAM.gov, notice SOFATL-KP_27-06
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SOCOM is asking vendors how they would manage development through prototype deliveries. Vendors are also asked to confirm their ability to react to technology or supply chain shifts to avoid impacts on development and enable future production scaling. The sources-sought notice is market research, not a solicitation, and participation does not guarantee a future contract award.1
The effort aims to develop a display module with a 50-degree field of view and head tracking while maintaining compatibility with existing soldier systems and helmets. Vendors are asked about experience integrating real-time tactical data, targeting information and drone video and control in day, night and all-weather contested environments.1
SOCOM also asks for feedback on contract type and structure, listing length, phases, a single award, firm-fixed-price or cost-plus-fixed-fee terms and an other transaction agreement. Responses are due Dec. 1, 2026. Submissions must reach the Vulcan portal by 3:00 Eastern.1
Industry responses will help SOCOM decide how to structure competition, with limited competition and a small-business set-aside among the acquisition strategies it lists. The notice also invites companies without relevant experience to identify experienced small businesses they could team with.1
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- SAM.gov notice SOFATL-KP_27-06, Helmet-Mounted First-Person View Display System sam.gov