Network Services – AFRICOM CENTCOM EUCOM (NS-ACE) MAC IDIQ
Department of Defense · Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) · DISA/DITCO EUROPE
Account requiredWhy it scored this way
Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
HC102126R001
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
517111
Product service code
DG11
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-05
Response deadline
Nov 4, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Contracting contact
kacee.l.copus.civ@mail.mil
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 517111 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
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. ///// 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. ///// 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. ///// 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. ///// 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. ///// 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.
Contact
Point of contact
Kacee Copus
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
kacee.l.copus.civ@mail.mil
Secondary
paige.v.heimann.civ@mail.mil
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
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