Advanced Expeditionary Warfare Development (AEWD)

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command awarded the Advanced Expeditionary Warfare Development (AEWD) Master IDIQ on September 18, 2015, with a shared ceiling of $800 million; ordering closed on September 17, 2020, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new task orders.

Seventy-six task orders have been awarded under AEWD, with combined potential value of $580.4 million, of which $468.7 million (81%) has been obligated. The most recent task order was awarded in March 2022. Activity peaked in 2018 with 14 orders; subsequent annual ordering declined to between 1 and 6 orders per year through 2022. The vehicle supported development, demonstration, assessment, field experimentation, and operational evaluation across five mission areas: Technology Transition for Advanced Research and Development, Countering Adaptable Threats, Irregular Warfare Support, Expeditionary Forces and Special Operations, and Deployable Force Protection. Technical scope includes electronic and sensor systems, software design and integration, mechanical design and development, materials development and employment, system integration, and human systems interface.

Leidos, Inc. dominates the vehicle, holding 23 orders valued at $330.1 million in combined potential value—approximately 57% of total combined potential. Envistacom, L.L.C. ranks second with 8 orders ($85.3 million), followed by Battelle Memorial Institute and The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., each with 8 and 7 orders respectively. Five primes collectively account for 67% of task orders and 88% of combined potential value. The remaining 13 contractors hold smaller individual portfolios.

The Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command placed 43 orders ($261.7 million in combined potential value), representing approximately 72% of activity by order count. Navy customers—Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and the broader Navy enterprise—placed a secondary tier of orders. The Marine Corps and other service branches represent residual ordering volume.

Ninety-five percent of task orders carried no set-aside designation, with two service-disabled veteran-owned small business awards representing the only small-business activity. Pricing was predominantly Cost Plus Fixed Fee across the portfolio. Task order ceilings ranged widely, from minimal pilot orders of $2,500 to a large 2022 Air Force RDT&E delivery order valued at $76.2 million. Representative mid-sized orders in 2021 ranged from approximately $1 million to $17.5 million.

The AEWD Master IDIQ provides services to support a diverse group of organizations that span the spectrum of mission areas for expeditionary warfare related requirements. Areas of support include Mission Area Support such as Technology Transition for Advanced Research and Development; Countering Adaptable Threats; Iirregular Warfare Support; Expeditionary Forces and Special Operations; and Deployable Force Protection. Technical Area Supported include development, reproduce and field items and systems for use in demonstrations, assessments (CONUS or in-Theatre), field experiments, and operational evaluations for the mission areas identified above. Other Technical Areas include Electronic and Sensor Systems, Software Design, Development and Integration, Mechanical Design and Development of Components and Systems and Materials Development, Integration and Employment, System Integration and Human Systems Interface (HSI).