NextGen IACMAC Industry Day - VIRTUAL

Updated Nov 3, 2026

Special Notice from the Department of the Air Force. Due Nov 3, 2026, 3:00 PM (UTC-6), due today.

Description

774ESS and DTIC will provide a virtual briefing regarding NextGen IACMAC. The briefing will be the same as that presented at the in-person Industry Day on October 30. The purpose of this briefing is to provide industry partners with an overview of the upcoming requirement, discuss the technical priorities, and outline the tentative acquisition strategy and timeline.

This event will also provide an opportunity for the Government to gather feedback from industry on potential solutions and acquisition approaches in reference to Sources Sought Notice ID: FA807527R0001. Virtual Industry Day Date and Time: 1400-1530 EST, Wednesday, November 4, 2026 RSVP to the following email address: [email protected] RSVP deadline: 1600 EST, November 3, 2026 RSVP format: Subject line: NextGEN IACMAC Virtual Industry Day RSVP – [Company Name] Body of Email: Company Name: POC Name: POC Email: Phone: Title: A Teams invite will be sent on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.

In order to accommodate the maximum number of participants, companies may be limited to only a few Teams invitations.

Contracting contact

• Rebecca Robeson · [email protected]
• Kelly Lybolt · [email protected]

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 541715, a business counts as small if it has no more than 11 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Notice history

• Oct 24, 2026: Special Notice
• Oct 19, 2026: Special Notice
• Oct 14, 2026: Sources Sought

Companies that win this kind of work

Federal contractors paid for research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences work, who also hold Air Force contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.

• The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC $1.9 billion in this trade
• Lockheed Martin Corporation $1.8 billion in this trade
• Raytheon Company $1.7 billion in this trade
• The Aerospace Corporation $1.1 billion in this trade
• Booz Allen Hamilton Inc $791.0 million in this trade

About the buyer

The Department of the Air Force awarded $83.4 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were The Boeing Company, The Boeing Company and Raytheon Company. See what Air Force is buying now.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences contracts right now

There are 268 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541715), 47 posted in the last 7 days; 31% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, District of Columbia and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 58 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 1 day.

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Coming up in this trade

Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.

Recent awards in this trade

• Yale Univ NEW Haven $8.6 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 29, 2026
• ICF Incorporated, L.L.C. $2.9 million · Environmental Protection Agency · Oct 29, 2026
• SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX $19.9 million · National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Oct 29, 2026
• UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM Madison WI $1.8 million · Department of the Army · Oct 22, 2026
• The Sherwin-Williams Company $497,806 · Department of the Army · Oct 21, 2026

From the award notices agencies publish.

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