The U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is inviting technology demonstration candidates to participate in the International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Range 2026, scheduled for April 14-15, 2026, at the Nevada Test and Training Range. This event aims to showcase innovative lethality technologies, with a focus on categories such as Weapons, Visual Augmentation Systems, and Precision Strike Systems, among others, while also providing an opportunity for selected technologies to participate in a "Last Line of Defense" rodeo for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (cUAS) testing on April 12, 2026. The event serves as a platform for U.S. Special Operations Forces and other attendees to conduct hands-on market research to address lethality gaps and inform future requirements. Interested parties must submit their technology applications by October 30, 2025, or January 30, 2026, via the Phoenix Defence website, and can contact Marvin Marcia at marvin.marcia@socom.mil for further information.

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The USSOCOM International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Range 2026 is a special notice inviting technology demonstration candidates from private industry, government R&D organizations, academia, and individuals to showcase innovative lethality technologies. The event, held from April 14-15, 2026, at the Nevada Test and Training Range, will feature an exhibitor range for live-fire technologies and an exhibitor alley for non-live fire demonstrations. Key technology categories include Weapons, Visual Augmentation Systems, Demolitions/Breaching, Ammunition, Shoulder Launched Munitions, Precision Strike Systems, and other disruptive technologies. A "Last Line of Defense" rodeo on April 12, 2026, will focus on counter-unmanned aircraft systems (cUAS). Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) of 7 or higher are generally required, with exceptions for "Other Relevant Disruptive Technologies." Submissions are due by October 30, 2025 (first tranche) or January 30, 2026 (second tranche) via the Phoenix Defence website (https://isofrange.com/). Selected participants, or "exhibitors," will coordinate logistics and associated costs with Phoenix Defence. This Request for Information (RFI) is not a solicitation for proposals, and no contracts will be awarded based solely on this announcement.

1. EVENT: The Program Manager – SOF Lethality (PM-SL), in cooperation with the Joint Services Small Arms Program (JSSAP) and OUSD R&E, P&E, Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Office, will conduct the International Special Operations Forces (ISOF) Range 2026, 14-15 April 2026 at the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR), NV. In addition, there will be an opportunity for selected novel technologies to participate in the Last Line of Defense (LLOD) rodeo on 12 April 2026 for small-unit counter-unmanned aircraft systems (cUAS) testing.
   1. This Request for Information (RFI) is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this RFI is to invite technology demonstration candidates from private industry, government Research and Development (R&D) organizations/labs, academia, and individuals (hereinafter “respondents”) to apply with an exhibitor technology application addressing innovative lethality technologies to exhibit at ISOF Range 2026. For the audience, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) will provide Special Operations Forces (SOF) end users, SOF component combat developers, government technical engineers, contracting officers, the USSOCOM program management office, thirty(+) invited international SOF units, federal law enforcement special units, inter-agency special units, federal RDT&E agencies, and the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard combat development offices (hereinafter “attendees”). The attendees will use ISOF Range 2026 to conduct “hands-on” market research of technology to address lethality gaps and inform future requirements. The attendees will provide selected respondent technology applications with written feedback on their demonstrated technologies. For the ISOF Range 2026 event, technology applications will be submitted to Phoenix Defence website: https://isofrange.com/ (see section C).

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