Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Services 2012-2017

The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Services 2012-2017 Master IDIQ provides comprehensive engineering, technical, and analytical services supporting operational test and evaluation (OT&E) activities across U.S. Air Force and multi-service air, space, and cyberspace acquisition programs. The contract vehicle enables delivery of critical services including test design, planning, execution, reporting, post-test data analysis, information assurance evaluation, digital test tool development, special studies, and research into test capability requirements and solutions. These services are essential for ensuring the operational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of military systems before fielding.

Task orders under this IDIQ predominantly focus on specific operational test and evaluation domains, with typical contract values ranging from approximately $700,000 to $9.5 million and performance periods of 12-18 months. Key task order areas include cybersecurity assessment programs, bomber test operations, space systems evaluation, and command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C2ISR) system testing. The vehicle demonstrates flexibility in set-aside designations, with some task orders reserved exclusively for small businesses and others open to broader competition. Contractors like Spectrum Comm Inc., a veteran-owned small business, have been successful in winning task orders, indicating opportunities for both small and established government contractors. The primary funding agency is the Department of the Air Force, with task orders originating from various commands including Global Strike Command.