Network Services – AFRICOM CENTCOM EUCOM (NS-ACE) MAC IDIQ
Open Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- HC102126R001
- Agency
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Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 517111 Wired Telecommunications Carriers
- Place of performance
- Germany
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Defense Information Systems Agency is soliciting for the Network Services–AFRICOM CENTCOM EUCOM (NS-ACE) MAC IDIQ to provide Defense Information Systems Network capabilities via task orders for AFRICOM, CENTCOM, and EUCOM areas of responsibility, with proposals due November 4, 2026. This MAC IDIQ will replace eight expiring Global Network Services contracts (HC1013-16-D-0001 through HC1013-16-D-0008) and is not set-aside for small business.
Place of performance is Germany. The NAICS code is 517111, Wired Telecommunications Carriers; PSC is DG11, IT and Telecom – Network: Satellite Communications and Telecom Access Services. Access to RFP attachments is restricted to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes; access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code.
The solicitation incorporates FAR and DFARS provisions and clauses by reference under the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO). Technical proposals must follow Section L of the RFP; all offerors must submit a completed and signed SF1449. Questions are due October 21, 2026, at 10:00 AM CET via the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Amendment 0005, posted most recently, revises the solicitation in its entirety, including the Performance Work Statement and all attachments, and provides industry Q&A responses. The Government will not consider offers received prior to Amendment 0005. A further amendment with additional Q&A responses is anticipated within two weeks.
Notice text
6 versions
Update #6 · Latest ·
The purpose of Amendment 0005 is as follows:
A. Revise the solicitation in its entirety, to include the PWS and all other attachments; and
B. Provide responses to questions from industry.
To be considered for award, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments to this solicitation by the closing date and time specified below. The Government will not consider offers received prior to the issuance of Amendment 0005.
As a result of this amendment, the submission deadline has been extended to 04 November 2026 at 10:00 Central European Time (CET).
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet no later than October 21, 2026, at 10:00AM CET. In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 23 October 2026 at 10:00AM CET. We anticipate an additional amendment with Q&A responses will be posted within the next two weeks. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 18 September 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Government is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 28 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 07 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
Update #5 ·
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 23 October 2026 at 10:00AM CET. We anticipate an additional amendment with Q&A responses will be posted within the next two weeks. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 18 September 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Government is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 28 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 07 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
Update #4 ·
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 18 September 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Government is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 28 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 07 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
Update #3 ·
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 28 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 07 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government will not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
Update #2 ·
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date to 07 August 2026 at 10:00AM CEST. The Goverment is working through the questions received and will provide an additional amendment and extension once answers are finalized. The Government w ill not accept additional questions at this time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
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This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
Update #1 ·
This is a restricted access requirement; attachments will be made available only to entities registered under the appropriate NAICS codes. Access requests must include the requestor's UEI or CAGE code for verification purposes; any requests submitted without this identifying information will be rejected.
This request for proposal (RFP) is for the NS-ACE MAC IDIQ, which will provide capabilities essential to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) via Task Orders (TOs) for the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM)/ United States Central Command (CENTCOM)/ United States European Command (EUCOM) Areas of Responsibility (AORs). This MAC IDIQ will replace the current Global Network Services (GNS) contract (HC1013-16-D-0001, HC1013-16-D-0002, HC1013-16-D-0003, HC1013-16-D-0004, HC1013-16-D-0005, HC1013-16-D-0006, HC1013-16-D-0007, HC1013-16-D-0008).
This acquisition is not set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was used for this solicitation; the full text of all provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul. In addition, any deviations may be accessed electronically at https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfars_far_overhaul_class_deviations.html.
Contractors shall ensure they have read and adhere to the administrative requirements contained within the RFP. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with Section L of the RFP. Offerors shall include a completed and signed SF1449 with their submissions. Please note that all attachments can be found under the paperclip section of the PDF document.
Questions/comments must be received via email using the Attachment L1 NS-ACE Question and Answer Spreadsheet. Questions/comments are due by 10:00AM CEST at least 20 calendar days prior to the proposal due date as specified in the solicitation. Emails must be formatted and addressed in accordance with Section L2.5 of the RFP.
In order to respond to this solicitation, the offeror shall email a copy of its proposal to the KO and CS no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation.
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