Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS)

The Department of the Air Force established the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Master IDIQ on May 29, 2020, with ordering authority extending through May 28, 2030, under which 241 task orders have been placed with a combined potential value of $2.44 billion. Ordering remains active with three orders issued in 2026 and approximately three years ten months of authority remaining, though ordering velocity has declined sharply from 61 orders in 2022 to single digits annually in recent years. The vehicle carries a $950 million shared ceiling and operates with no set-aside restrictions.

Task orders fund surveillance, tactical edge communications, processing, networking, and battle management command-and-control capabilities enabling Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains. Recent awards span Digital Infrastructure Network Developer roles (SAIC, L3Harris, Altagrove), Distributable Battle Management Node (DBMN) Phase II systems integration including up to 70 Tactical Operations Center–Light prototypes, Phalanx Griffon integration support, and tracker fusion capabilities. Pricing is predominantly cost-plus-fixed-fee for integration and development work, with firm-fixed-price orders for smaller capability increments and technology demonstrations.

Competition is moderately concentrated. Science Applications International Corporation leads with 6 orders totaling $913 million in potential value, followed by Leidos with 4 orders and $501.5 million and L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems with 4 orders and $336.1 million. These three firms capture roughly 89 percent of combined potential value while accounting for 7 percent of order count, reflecting large systems-integration awards. The remaining 222 primes are largely small and mid-market firms spread across the long tail. All task orders fund Air Force programs; 239 of 241 orders obligate to the Department of the Air Force proper, with one order each to Electronic Systems Center and Defense Contract Management Agency. Of $2.44 billion potential value, $709.5 million (29 percent) has been obligated to date. Task-order ceilings range from $1,531 to $314.9 million, with the largest recent awards typically $90 million to $315 million for Digital Infrastructure Consortium and DBMN Phase II efforts. Performance is geographically distributed across Air Force operations and integration centers, with administrative oversight at Air Force Lifecycle Management Center in Wright-Patterson.

ABMS will realize the vision of Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) to enhance and expand capabilities by enabling any sensor to inform any shooter in any domain-land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.