Contract · Federal

Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) - Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 20, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services look up NAICS codes
PSC code: 7B20

Timeline

Posted

Jul 20, 2026
Status

Open now

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est. $200K-$1.4M

Estimated from 13 similar past awards in Maryland, NAICS 541512.

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Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
NAICS: 541512 - Computer Systems Design Services
Scope: Federal

20 July 2026 Update 1.

CSO procedures have been updated, 20 July 2026.

Capability Program Executive, C2 Information Network (CPE C2IN) and Army Contracting Command- Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) will be conducting an Industry Day on a forthcoming Call for Solutions (CFS) for NGC2 Scalable Software Applications on Thursday, 23 July 2026 11:00 AM EST.

Link to join event: https://usg01.safelinks.protection.office365.us/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdod.teams.microsoft.us%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253adod%253ameeting_673603dad2ac405f8468ad9d5ccb6250%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522fae6d70f-954b-4811-92b6-0530d6f84c43%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522a4e25b63-4741-4856-a1da-622a11a49d14%2522%252c%2522IsBroadcastMeeting%2522%253atrue%257d&data=05%7C02%7Cglen.r.gearhart2.civ%40army.mil%7C4165c88311c3437c39f508dee653c8e2%7Cfae6d70f954b481192b60530d6f84c43%7C0%7C0%7C639201444683482737%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jZSFMiuuaD32bMiAguWv6CZDGMTQ6dz%2F8%2F3LO9zc4Ls%3D&reserved=0 3.

ACC C2 mailbox has been added for engagements with industry.

For escalation / issues please contact [email protected]. _________________________________________ Command and Control (C2) is foundational to warfighting, and lessons learned from recent support to contingency operations in Ukraine and Israel, as well as threat assessments in the INDOPACOM AoR, show that the Army’s current C2 information systems should be modernized to meet commanders’ needs for large scale combat operations against near peer adversaries.

Current mission command systems are not mobile, intuitive, or survivable enough to easily overcome the current threat, changes in the character of warfare, and the...

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