DAF Battle Network "Megatron" MAC IDIQ

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 03 Nov 2026: The Megatron team has uploaded two controlled attachments for the DAF Battle Network "Megatron" pre-solicitation Industry Day: DBN ABMS Portfolio Industry Brief presented by Col Bai Lan Zhu, Senior Materiel Leader, ABMS File Type: PowerPoint Show (.ppsx) Distribution Statement F DAF Battle Network "Megatron" Industry Day presented by J. Ryan Compton, Program Manager File Type: Video (.mp4) Distribution Statement D Disclaimer & Acquisition Notice This posting and the associated briefings are issued solely for information and planning purposes. This announcement does not constitute a solicitation, Request for Proposal, or promise of contract award. The Government will not pay for any information submitted or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. All requirements, acquisition strategies, and schedule timelines are subject to change. Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) The Industry Day attachments contain CUI and are marked with Distribution Statement D or Distribution Statement F, as applicable. Distribution Statement D material may be distributed only to authorized DoD personnel and U.S. DoD contractors/grantees in furtherance of the applicable contractual purpose; other requests must be referred to the controlling DoD office. Distribution Statement F material may not be further distributed without direction from the controlling DoD office or higher DoD authority. Public release of either attachment is prohibited unless separately authorized through applicable DoD public-release procedures. Under Department of War regulations and Distribution Statement D and Distribution Statement F controls, foreign-owned entities must have an active, DCSA-approved FOCI mitigation agreement (such as an SSA or Proxy Agreement) verified prior to being granted access. Otherwise, they cannot access the files directly and may only participate as subcontractors under a cleared domestic U.S. prime contractor. Requesting Access to Industry Day Briefings & Draft SOW To access and download the Industry Day briefings, interested companies must click "Request Access" next to the attachments below. Please be patient while your request is in the queue for approval. If you do not see the option to request access, please refer to the Troubleshooting SAM.gov Access Requests posted below on 21 Sep 2026. If your organization has not viewed the Draft SOW, it is still available for download through this Special Notice. Questions & Inquiries You may submit questions on the DAF BN "Megatron" Industry Day Briefing via the following form: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/mM9H6cLYPq A QR code is also available to scan directly within the Industry Day brief. Please limit questions strictly to the briefing charts; do not resubmit SOW questions. The form will close on 08 November 2026 at 2359 EST, though the files will remain available for download after this time. Acquisition Schedule & Status Updates: Acquisition Schedule: The final Request for Proposal (RFP) release is currently targeted for early- to mid-December 2026. Government's Draft SOW Q&A Matrix: The Megatron team appreciates the thorough responses and feedback submitted regarding the Draft SOW. We are actively consolidating, de-conflicting, and adjudicating the substantial volume of questions received to ensure the Q&A Matrix we release is both comprehensive and informative. We appreciate your patience and will publish the matrix to SAM.gov as soon as possible. Teaming Facilitation To assist industry collaboration and partnership formation across both large and small businesses, the Government is facilitating voluntary vendor teaming identification. Interested vendors may submit their entity information via the Teaming Facilitation Form: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/W6ZGXce3DG Please note the following terms governing the teaming list: Voluntary Participation: Submission of this form is entirely voluntary. Intended Use & Public Distribution: Information gathered via this form will be shared within this Special Notice publicly (without access control) among all interested industry partners to promote visibility and subcontracting/partnering opportunities. No Government Endorsement: The compilation and sharing of this information is provided solely as an administrative courtesy; none of the information or participating entities are Government-sponsored, recommended, or endorsed. No Proprietary Information: Do not submit proprietary, business-sensitive, or competition-sensitive information through this form. Vendor Responsibility: Industry partners are solely responsible for conducting all matchmaking, executing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), performing Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) assessments, and establishing any teaming, subcontracting, or joint-venture relationships. 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 requesting access must have either a Contract Opportunities Administrator or Data Entry role. General viewer roles cannot request documents. Please refer to the 21 Sep 2026 update in this Special Notice for role assignment instructions. Limit Requests to One Representative: Only one representative per company needs to request access. Once downloaded, the files may be shared internally on secure systems with employees of the same wholly owned entity but are strictly prohibited from being released externally to unvetted partners. Foreign Ownership (FOCI) Policy: Under Department of War regulations and Distribution Statement D controls, foreign-owned entities must have an ...