Opportunities / DEPT OF DEFENSE
DAF Battle Network "Megatron" MAC IDIQ
| Notice type | Special Notice |
|---|---|
| Solicitation # | FA861227RB001 |
| Department | DEPT OF DEFENSE |
| Sub-tier / office | DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE / FA8612 AFLCMC C3BM C3 |
| NAICS | 541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) |
| PSC | AC13 |
| Set-aside | Small Business (partial) |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not specified |
| Place of performance | — |
| Primary contact | Julie Payne · julianne.payne@us.af.mil |
Description (excerpt)
The DAF Battle Network (DBN) "Megatron" MAC IDIQ provides an agile and competitive contracting framework to rapidly deliver capabilities and address the full spectrum of PAE C3BM requirements throughout the program lifecycle. PROGRAM OVERVIEW The DBN MAC IDIQ will be a hybrid supply and service contract vehicle supporting the development, procurement, assembly, delivery, and sustainment of PAE C3BM product lines. Under this contract, customers will be able to procure mission-critical capabilities across digital architecture, sensor integration, secure processing, connectivity, applications, and synthetic environment development to integrate USAF and USSF C3 programs and deliver resilient decision advantage. This vehicle will be awarded with a Small Business pool and an unrestricted pool of awardees. PURPOSE This Special Notice serves as the official landing page for the DBN "Megatron" MAC IDIQ. The Notice ID will remain consistent throughout SAM.gov postings. Interested industry partners should "Follow" this notice on SAM.gov to receive automated notifications regarding: Updates to program schedule Draft Statement of Work (SOW) releases Draft solicitation documents Upcoming Industry Day event details ANNOUNCEMENTS 22 Oct 2026: The Megatron team appreciates our industry partners’ patience and flexibility while we investigated the platform technical challenges experienced during the Virtual Industry Day on 07 October. To resolve access difficulties, preserve Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) security, and ensure widespread availability, the Government is transitioning the ABMS Mission Briefing and DBN "Megatron" Virtual Industry Day to pre-recorded briefings. 1. Release Timeline and Questions Target Upload Date: The Government plans to upload the recordings and briefing charts before the end of October 2026. Location: To comply with CUI security protocols, files will be posted as secure, restricted attachments directly on this SAM.gov notice. Vendors must request access via SAM.gov to download them. Please be patient while waiting for your access request to be approved. Industry Q&A: A link for questions will be posted with the Industry Day recording. Please limit questions to the briefing charts; do not resubmit SOW questions. The Q&A link will close on 06 November 2026 at 1700 EST, though files will remain available for download. 2. Access & Security Policies Please verify you have the appropriate user roles to request documents. The individual req …