SOF raptor III is a responsive, flexible vehicle to deliver capability and services to the special operations forces (SOF) community. SOF requirements are typically unique and unpredictable, and the…

This delivery order was awarded to Raptor Training Services LLC, a veteran-owned small business specializing in training and simulation services for special operations forces, under the SOF RAPTOR III contract vehicle administered by U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The order, valued at $2.89M on a cost-plus-fixed-fee basis, supports United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) requirements to conduct Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercises (EDRES) for the Crisis Response Force. Raptor Training Services will provide comprehensive exercise support including scripting, concept of operations development, role player personnel, opposing forces, exercise controllers, and inter-agency subject matter experts across multiple full mission profile targets. The contractor will also deliver Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance capabilities during assault force execution, freefall training, and white cell services to evaluate joint mission essential task list capabilities at target locations throughout designated areas of responsibility.

The contract was awarded on September 14, 2018, with an ultimate completion date of September 29, 2020, and was funded by the Office of Program Executive Officer for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation within the Department of Defense. No small business set-aside was used for this award. The contract work was performed out of Raptor Training Services' facilities in Oviedo, Florida, with the company utilizing no small business subcontractors. A subsequent modification to this delivery order was issued for the purpose of de-obligating excess funds, reflecting typical contract management adjustments upon exercise completion.

SOF raptor III is a responsive, flexible vehicle to deliver capability and services to the special operations forces (SOF) community. SOF requirements are typically unique and unpredictable, and the individual task orders (to) that will be issued under this contract will be awarded to best address these unique requirements. The united states special operations command (ussocom) and its component commands -united states army special operations command (usasoc), air force special operations command (afsoc), naval special warfare command (navspecwarcom), joint special operations command (jsoc), and marine special operations command (marsoc) - have a requirement to conduct training, mission planning, preview, and rehearsal using a mix of live, virtual and constructive simulation applications. This task order supports the united states army special operations command (usasoc) requirement of providing exercise support including scripting, conop development, target coordination, role player support, and inter-agency replication for crisis response force (CRF) emergency deployment readiness exercises (edres). These exercises will validate readiness and capability to conduct crisis response in specific areas of responsibility (AOR). The exercises will include multiple full mission profile (FMP) targets during which the contractor will provide role-players, staff and inter-agency subject matter experts (SME), lead planners (chief liaison officer), opposing forces (opfor) and exercise controllers at target locations covering the full spectrum of special operations support. The contractor will provide intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities during assault force execution as well as full integration of special activities advanced forward operations (AFO). These exercises will provide full scope freefall training and full mission profile white cell services to evaluate joint mission essential task list (jmetl) capabilities. Each exercise will require consistent contractor planning and unit liaison to ensure all conop development and associated documentation is facilitated in its entirety by the contractor.