Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 1
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center is seeking proposals for the Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract 1 (MAC 1), which will provide target lifters, initial targets, and ancillary range control computers for military training ranges. The solicitation requires contractors to produce and install various target systems including Stationary Infantry Targets, Moving Infantry Targets, Stationary Armored Targets, and Moving Armored Targets using a government-provided Technical Data Package. Proposals must be submitted by February 12, 2025, at 4:00 PM EST, with industry questions due by January 23, 2025. The evaluation will likely focus on past performance, technical capabilities, and compliance with detailed specifications outlined in multiple appendices and attachments. Contractors must demonstrate expertise in producing complex target systems, maintaining ISO 9000 certification, and meeting stringent testing and documentation requirements.
This solicitation is a total small business set-aside with a total contract ceiling of $359,827,053 over an eight-year period (five-year base with three-year option). The contract will support approximately 30-40 range efforts annually, with an estimated $45 million in annual funding to refresh about 5% of the Army's 600 ranges. Each awardee will receive a minimum guaranteed amount of $1,000, and the contract will support multiple delivery order types including Firm Fixed Price, Cost Reimbursement, and Time & Material. The place of performance includes various military installations across the United States, with specific anticipated delivery orders for ranges at locations such as Fort Liberty, Camp Blanding, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Contractors must be prepared to provide comprehensive target systems, including installation, training, and logistics support, with capabilities to operate in diverse environmental conditions and meet strict technical specifications.
W900KK-25-R-0001 Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center
1/13/25, 1:06 PM Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC)
Request For Information (RFI): Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC)
INTRODUCTION: The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACC-O), on behalf of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager, Soldier Training (PM ST), Product Manager, Live Training Systems (PdM LTS) and PdM Combat Training Center Instrumentation Systems (CTIS) ), is issuing this Notice as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement to provide and install live fire training systems and instrumentation systems to support U.S. Military ranges, Home Stations, and Combat Training Centers (CTCs) worldwide. PM ST provides target lifter fieldings and Information Technology (IT) equipment for new and Continuous Technology Refreshment (CTR) live fire ranges. There is also a requirement to provide new IT equipment, Targetry Range Automated Control and Recording (TRACR) II software and Player Units to Digitized Range Training Systems (DRTS). In addition, there is a requirement to provide IT equipment and Player Unit CTRs for CTCs, Home Station Modernizations, the Joint Pacific Multi Range Complex (JPMRC), and Homestation Instrumentation Training Systems (HITS). The CTR scope will encompass the use of Government Owned Training Systems (GOTS), Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS), and Modified COTS hardware and software.
DISCLAIMER: THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE GOVERNMENT WILL USE THE INFORMATION RECEIVED TO DETERMINE ITS ACQUISITION STRATEGY. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS NOT BINDING ON THE GOVERNMENT. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION, INVITATION FOR BID (IFB), REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ), OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), AND IS NOT A COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE SUBJECT SERVICES/SUPPLIES. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT WILL NEITHER PAY FOR INFORMATION REQUESTED NOR WILL IT COMPENSATE ANY RESPONDENT FOR ANY COST INCURRED IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. ADDITIONALLY, ALL SUBMISSIONS BECOME GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AND WILL NOT BE RETURNED. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE RFP, IF ANY IS ISSUED. IF AN RFP IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY WEBSITE (HTTPS://SAM.GOV). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR ‘SAM.GOV’ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.
COVERED SYSTEMS: The Live Training, Ranges, and CTCs (LTRaC) proposed contract is planned to encompass life cycle support associated with a minimum of the following programs:
a) Digital Range Training Systems (DRTS)
b) Future Army System of Integrated Targets (FASIT)
c) Home Station Instrumentation Systems (HITS)
d) Combat Training Center – Instrumentation System (CTC-IS)
e) Joint Pacific Multi-National Readiness Center-Instrumentation Systems (JPMRC-IS)
ACQUISITION STRATEGY - PLANNING INFORMATION:
1. Contract Vehicle: The LTRaC contract vehicle is anticipated to be a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) with a Small Business Set Aside lot and potentially multiple Full and Open Competitive lots for the overall contract. The MAC is planned to be an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle with an 8-year ordering period.
2. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes being considered for this effort include the following:
a) LOT 1 (Target Lifters & TRACR Computers): 332999 (All Other Misc. Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing)
b) LOT 2 (FASIT, DRTS, HITS, JPMCR, CTS Tech Refresh): 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing)
c) LOT 3 (DRTS Tech Refresh): 333318 (Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing)
d) LOT 4 (CTCs, HITS, STE-LIVE, JPMRC Efforts): 333310 (Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing)
3. Contracting Goals to reduce lead times, and costs while speeding fielding:
a) Focus evaluation criteria for the MAC on Past Performance and Experience.
b) Reduce requirements package generation time for Task/Delivery Orders under the MAC.
c) Reduce Contractor time/efforts submitting proposals/bids under the MAC.
d) Reduce costs previously associated with subcontracting under Single-Award IDIQ contracts.
e) Lower contract costs through competition for orders under the MAC.
f) Provide MAC awardees repeated opportunities for competitive awards.
g) Leverage product enhancements and innovation, where appropriate.
4. The MAC is anticipated to consist of the following lots:
a) Lot 1 – Full and Open. Provide target lifters (Stationary/Moving Infantry/Armor Target (SITs, MITs, SATs and MATs) and a TRACR computer on new and tech refresh ranges. The scope of this Lot may include 30 to 40 range efforts per year. Depending on the types of ranges planned for work in any given year, the number of target lifters will be in the thousands. It is estimated that this Lot funding will exceed $35M / year as the Army will refresh approximately 5% of its 600 ranges every year through Government Fiscal Year (FY) 2043. The target lifters will be required to be compliant with the new Government provided design documents and drawings.
b) Lot 2 – Small Business Set Aside. Provide the following types of efforts:
1) FASIT – Provide IT Tech refresh on 120 TRACR ranges and 10 TRACR Suite ranges per year.
2) DRTS – No efforts are planned as a small business set aside for this program.
3) HITS – Provide non-complex IT Tech refresh on as required to support HITS continuous technology refresh efforts and other life cycle efforts to include non-complex modernizations for 14 HITS, approximately $2.5M / year
4) JPMRC – Provide non-complex IT Tech refresh on as- required basis to support HITS continuous technology refresh efforts and other life cycle efforts to include non-complex modernizations for the JPMRC-IS, approximately $3M / year.
5) CTCs – Provide non-complex IT Tech refresh on as required to support HITS continuous technology refresh efforts and other life cycle efforts to include non-complex modernizations for the 3 CTC’s, approximately $10M / year.
6) Provide studies and prototyping efforts for new live instrumentation training capabilities, approximately $5M / year.
The scope of this Small Business Set Aside Lot may include multiple Task/Delivery Orders for each program with a funding amount of approximately $25M / year.
c) Lot 3 – Full and Open. Provide Tier 1 (All IT equipment in the tower) and Tier 2 (Integrated Player Units / Radio Frequency range equipment and Thermal Infrared Field Cameras) tech refreshments on the DRTS ranges. The scope of this Lot may include 2-3 Tier 1 and 2-3 Tier 2 tech refreshments per year with a funding amount of approximately $25M / year.
d) Lot 4 - Full and Open. Provide tech refresh, modernization, studies, and developmental efforts for the CTCs, HITS, STE-LIVE, and the JPMRC that are complex in scope, require integration of multiple subsystems within a Center, or apply to multiple Centers. The scope of this Lot may include 1-2 Delivery Orders per center with a funding amount of approximately $30M / year.
Note: The Acquisition Strategy still has to be finalized and Market Research is underway to refine the strategy prior to approval. Overall approximate funding for the MAC will consist primarily of Other Procurement Army (OPA) funds with an annual amount of approximately $105M.
RESPONSES REQUESTED: The Government is seeking to determine which Contractors are interested in each Lot and the capabilities of that Contractor within that Lot. Additionally, the Government would like vendors feedback on the overall acquisition strategy of a MAC with four (4) lots. Interested Contractors shall submit responses to this Notice to the Points of Contact (POCs) indicated below no later than 4:00PM EST 14 days from publication of this Notice, indicating their background and capabilities in fulfilling the requirements described herein. The Contractor response should be 10 pages maximum.
1. Describe your management approach and processes that will be utilized throughout the execution of tasks under the lots your company has interest in.
2. Describe your company’s experience in providing Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS) to live fire ranges and CTCs.
3. Is your company classified as a large or small business under the NAICS code proposed for the specific lot? If small business, please indicate any applicable socio-economic status [i.e., SBA 8(a) Certified, SBA HUBZone Certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), or SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Certified].
4. If you plan on subcontracting to other companies in order to deliver technical capability, please provide details on exactly which tasks will be assigned to those subcontractors; in addition, provide the names of those anticipated subcontractors, and list the anticipated percentage of small business subcontracting.
NEXT STEPS: The Government plans to conduct an Industry Day event in Orlando, FL during the September 2022 timeframe to further articulate its requirements for the MAC. One-on-One sessions between Contractors and the Government Team will be conducted in conjunction with the Industry Day event. The Government is also considering conducting a future industry session at an installation (Ft. Benning or Ft. Stewart) to provide Contractors the opportunity to see some of the systems. The date for the site visit will be identified in a later SAM.gov posting.
INFORMATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: All capability statements sent in response to this Notice must be submitted electronically, via email, to the POCs identified below. Responses shall include documentation of technical expertise and capability in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that the Contractor possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. It is imperative that business concerns responding to this Notice articulate their capabilities clearly and adequately. Instructions for submission are as follows:
1. Only email submission will be accepted.
2. Use Microsoft Office compatible (.xlsx, .docx or .pptx) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats.
3. Classified material will not be accepted.
4. Material samples will not be accepted.
5. Information papers may be submitted in a White Paper Format and will count towards the total number of pages allowed.
6. The cover sheet shall include the following company information: name, address, URL, POC name and email address, Commercial Government Entity (CAGE) code number, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, business type and size, and a statement indicating if the firm is or is not foreign owned, foreign controlled, or has foreign influence.
7. All responses shall be sent via email to the POCs listed below.
8. The deadline for submitting capability statements is 14 days from publication of this notice.
*NOTE (LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING): If you are a Small Business interested in being the prime contractor for this effort, please be advised that FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, was updated in September 2021. The current clause adds the definition of “Similarly Situated Entity” and the 50% calculation for compliance with the clause. Small Business prime contractors may now count “first tier subcontractor” work performed by a “Similarly Situated Entity” as if it were performed by the prime contractor itself.
To assist in our Market Research and set-aside determination for this effort, if you are a Small Business interested in priming this effort and plan to utilize a “Similarly Situated Entity” to meet the Limitations on Subcontracting requirements, please identify the name and DUNS/CAGE code of the specific firm(s) you intend to partner/subcontract with to meet the requirements, as well as their small business size status under the NAICS that you as the prime would assign for their workshare. Information regarding any planned “Similarly Situated Entity” should be included in answering any questions outlined in this Notice to assist the Government's capability determination.
W900KK-23-R-LTRaC Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center
7/14/22, 7:41 AM Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 3: Full and Open Competition for Complex Life Cycle Support Activities for Live Training Ranges
The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando (ACC-ORL) has a requirement to establish the Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 3. This MAC will provide continuous technology refreshments, modernization, studies, and developmental efforts for various live training systems and ranges, including the Future Army System of Integrated Targets, Digital Range Training System, Combat Training Center - Instrumentation System, and others. The LTRaC MAC 3 is a full and open competitive acquisition using an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year base period and a 3-year option. Evaluation will be based on technical approach and past performance, without price/cost as a factor. Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback on the draft RFP by March 25, 2024 using the provided question and comment form.
This procurement is not set-aside. The primary NAICS code is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). The contract will allow for both Firm Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursement contract types at the task order level. The government has not provided any details on potential award values or budget ranges.
W900KK-24-R-0003 Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center
3/11/24, 2:01 PM Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 2: Small Business Set Aside for less complex support activities
The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Orlando seeks to award multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts under the Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers Multiple Award Contract 2 to provide less complex support for instrumentation systems supporting programs including the Future Army System of Integrated Targets, Digital Range Training System, Combat Training Center Instrumentation System, Home Station Instrumentation Training System, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, and Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Systems. Efforts may include studies, analysis, design, development, prototyping, procurement, production, integration, testing, fielding, documentation, training, sustainment, and disposal. The solicitation is a total small business set-aside, and proposals will be evaluated on technical acceptability and past performance. Comments on the draft RFP are due by February 13, 2024.
The acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside, with a period of performance of a five-year base period and one three-year option period. The NAICS code is 541511 and PSC codes include D302 and R425. Incumbent work includes items from the Targetry Range Automated Control and Recording Plus and Army Combat Training Instrumentation contracts. Contract values and quantities will be determined at the delivery order level. Awards will provide support for up to eight years.
W900KK-24-R-0002 Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center
1/29/24, 2:27 PM Live Training, Ranges, and Combat Training Centers (LTRaC) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) 3: Full and Open Competition for Complex Life Cycle Support Activities for Live Training Ranges
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center is seeking proposals for the Live Training Ranges and Combat Training Centers Multiple Award Contract 3 (LTRaC MAC 3), a full and open competitive contract for complex life cycle support activities. This hardware-centric contract vehicle will provide new products, continuous technology refreshment, modernization, studies, and developmental efforts for combat training centers, live-fire ranges, and related instrumentation systems. Key requirements include program management, systems engineering, cybersecurity, and logistics support. Proposals are due by 10:00AM EST on May 13, 2024, and the government anticipates making multiple awards in the 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025.
The total estimated not-to-exceed ceiling amount for the LTRaC MAC 3 contract is $378,719,231. The contract will have an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity structure with a 5-year base period and a 3-year option period. The government may periodically open the contract to allow for additional vendors to maintain adequate competition. The place of performance will be within the United States.
W900KK-24-R-0003 Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Orlando Contracting Center
4/11/24, 8:28 AM