# SBIR / STTR #DAF27BZ01-DV011

Robotic Workcell for Automated Wire-Harness Installation in Unmanned Systems

**Buyer:** United States Air Force
**Posted:** October 09, 2026
**Respond By:** November 25, 2026
**Identifier:** DAF27BZ01-DV011
**NAICS:** 541715, 541511, 541330

The Department of the Air Force seeks a Direct-to-Phase-II effort to automate wire-harness installation for unmanned aircraft and missile systems.
- **Government buyer:** Department of War, through the Department of the Air Force; the initial release identifies the U.S. Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command. The topic is part of the DoW Small Business Innovation Research program.
- **Opportunity:** SBIR topic DAF27BZ01-DV011 seeks development and demonstration of a modular, single-arm robotic workcell. No Phase I awards will be made.
- **Target applications:** Flexible wire harnesses and connectors for unmanned aerial systems and munitions, including the Franklin Affordable Mass Missile (FAMM) and Coyote Missile families.
- **Requested item:** One integrated robotic workcell, combining a COTS collaborative robot arm, reconfigurable base, interchangeable end-effectors, real-time computing, and vision, tactile, and force-torque sensors. No specific manufacturer, part number, or quantity for individual components is identified.
- **Required services and deliverables:** Provide the autonomous software and executables, a cross-program retasking report, a technical data package, and a final performance and verification report.
- **Key performance requirements:** Insertion accuracy of 0.5 mm or better; transition between harness families in under 8 hours; at least 2× throughput improvement; and at least 50% fewer labor hours. The demonstration report must also document insertion-force variation and sample machine-readable digital-thread registry data.
- **Other stated requirement:** CMMC Level 2 (Self).
- **OEMs and vendors:** No equipment manufacturers, software vendors, resellers, or other commercial suppliers are named in the provided materials.

### Description

The solicitation topic is titled “Agile Wire Harness Manipulation and Installation for Unmanned Aerial Systems.” It is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) opportunity under the Department of War's 2027 Broad Agency Announcement, for Direct to Phase 2. The listed component is USAF and the command is AFMC; the topic response deadline is December 25, 2026. The source provides no topic-specific scope details beyond the topic title.

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