Contracts · Tactical networks

Army extends tactical communications white paper deadline by 14 days

Vendors now have until Dec. 3 to submit white papers for a planned 10-year acquisition framework supporting Next Generation Command and Control.

October 28, 2026

An Oct. 26, 2026, amendment extended the Army's tactical communications white paper deadline.^1–2 Vendors now have 14 more days to submit. White papers are due Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. EST.¹

Amendment 2, dated 26 October 2026, revised the submission schedule

Amendment 2 (26 October 2026)

03 December 2026 at 17:00 EST

White papers are now due 03 December 2026 at 17:00 EST

19 November 2026 at 17:00 EST

The 20 October version of the notice set white papers due 19 November 2026 at 17:00 EST

10-year enterprise acquisition framework

The current TCS-PSS Call for Solutions is issued under DFARS Part 212.70 to establish a 10-year enterprise acquisition framework for tactical communication capabilities

Source: sam.gov. As of Oct. 28, 2026.

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The Tactical Communication Systems Procurement, Services & Sustainment call seeks vendors for a planned 10-year enterprise acquisition framework supporting Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2). Its scope spans procurement, testing, fielding and lifecycle sustainment of both legacy systems and emerging transport hardware and software.¹

The Army seeks a mix of single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts and/or other transactions.¹ Questions and comments are now due Nov. 4 at 4 p.m. EST. The government says it will provide consolidated answers after receiving the questions.¹

The extension gives vendors more time to prepare for a planned acquisition framework spanning procurement through lifecycle sustainment. The Army is asking vendors for a plan to incorporate post-quantum cryptography compliant algorithms and achieve National Institute of Standards and Technology validation by Dec. 31, 2030.¹

Sources (2)

SAM.gov API record, current version sam.gov
SAM.gov API record, first Oct. 20, 2026 version sam.gov

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Shift5 says $99 million Army contract expands its NGC2 role

Shift5 says it joined the Army's Next Generation Command and Control effort in February through Anduril Industries. The release does not say whether the $99 million is a ceiling.

October 17, 2026

Shift5 announced its selection for the Army's Next Generation Command and Control effort, or NGC2, on Oct. 15, 2026. The company says the five-year, $99 million contract expands its role from prototyping partner to NGC2 component.¹

Shift5 says Army contract expands its command-and-control role

Army Next Generation Command and Control. Announced Oct. 15, 2026.

$99MContract value announced by Shift5

Five yearsContract term reported by Shift5

Shift5's release does not specify whether the $99 million is a ceiling or obligated funds.

Source: Shift5 release, Oct. 15, 2026. As of Oct. 17, 2026.

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Shift5 says it joined the effort in February through Anduril Industries, integrating its platform with Lattice and supporting live demonstrations during the Army's Ivy Sting and Project Convergence exercises.¹

Shift5's release does not specify the award date, contract type, contracting party or whether the value is a ceiling or obligated funds.¹ The Department of War's daily contract announcements for Oct. 15 and Oct. 16 do not list Shift5.^2–3

The company says its platform collects and translates operational data from military weapon systems regardless of asset type or protocol. It delivers mission-critical alerts to soldiers and continuous data streams to situational awareness and logistics applications, according to Shift5. CEO Toby Magsig said in the company's Oct. 15 release: "By delivering near real-time visibility into every platform, the Army can make faster, more informed sustainment decisions at enterprise scale."¹

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Shift5, "Shift5 Secures $99 Million Contract to Further Support Army Next Generation Command and Control," Oct. 15, 2026 shift5.io
Department of War, Contracts for Oct. 15, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War, Contracts for Oct. 16, 2026 www.war.gov

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AIR, formerly Govini, puts a $200 million value on its Army NGC2 contract

The Army valued the first year of its NGC2 application awards at about $93.6 million combined. AIR's release doesn't say whether its $200 million is a ceiling.

October 14, 2026

AIR, the company formerly known as Govini, said Monday that the Department of War has awarded it a $200 million, five-year contract supporting the Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem.^1–2 On Oct. 7 the Army named AIR among nine vendors receiving initial NGC2 application awards.³

AIR says the Department of War has awarded it a $200 million, five-year contract

the U.S. Army's Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) ecosystem

AIR, formerly Govini$200 million, five-yearplanned

AIR says it will work with Army and industry partners to deliver NGC2 software, starting with I Corps

The Army named nine vendors, including AIRapproximately $93.6 millionactual

initial collective one-year value

AIR release, Oct. 12, 2026; U.S. Army, Oct. 7, 2026

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Six of the other names, all but Onebrief and Rune Technologies, match contracts the department announced Sept. 29, though those announcements don't mention NGC2.^3–4 General Dynamics Mission Systems, Air Space Intelligence, Immersive Wisdom, LMI, Mente Systems and Stilman Advanced Strategies each received a $99 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for "commercial technology offerings."⁴ The Army's collective first-year value for the application awards, about $93.6 million, is less than the face value of any one of them.^3–4 All six were awarded by Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., and are estimated to run through Sept. 30, 2031.⁴

AIR's stated $200 million is about twice any one of those contracts.^{1, 4} Its release doesn't name a contracting office, contract type or obligated amount, or say whether this is the award the Army announced.¹ AIR, Onebrief and Rune Technologies don't appear in the department's daily contract announcements from Sept. 29 through Oct. 13.¹⁴

AIR says its Enterprise Readiness platform has provided software to NGC2 since the program's inception and gives commanders forward-looking visibility into supply stocks, unit capacity and overall force readiness. Building on field trials with the 4th Infantry Division, AIR says it will deliver NGC2 software with Army and industry partners, starting with I Corps.¹

Funding under the six contracts is set with each order, so their orders, and any department listing for AIR's award, are the documents that would show how much money reaches each company.^{4, 14}

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AIR: Department of War Awards Air $200 Million Contract Supporting Army Next Generation Command and Control (Oct. 12, 2026) www.prnewswire.com
AIR: home page (Air, formerly Govini) www.air.ai
U.S. Army: New contract awards support Army Next Generation Command and Control software delivery to I Corps (Oct. 7, 2026) www.army.mil
Department of War: Contracts for Sept. 29, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Sept. 30, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 1, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 2, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 5, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 6, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 7, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 8, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 9, 2026 www.war.gov
Department of War: Contracts for Oct. 13, 2026 www.war.gov
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