Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch Operations Maintenance and Technical Services

The United States Marine Corps established a Master IDIQ on February 1, 2022, for operations, maintenance, and technical services at the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch (AVTB) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, with a combined potential value of $69.9 million and ordering authority through September 16, 2031. The vehicle remains active with over five years of ordering authority remaining. The originating solicitation was set aside as a 100% 8(a) sole-source contract, though task orders awarded under the vehicle show a mixed set-aside distribution: 40% awarded as 8(a) sole source, 40% unrestricted, and 20% competitive 8(a).

Ordering momentum has declined materially. Twenty task orders totaling $14.8 million in combined potential value have been awarded since establishment, with obligated dollars at $12.6 million (85% of combined potential). The pace has slowed from six orders per year in 2021 and 2022 to one order in 2025, with the most recent award on March 26, 2025. Scope spans watercraft operation and maintenance, data collection, technical editing, communications and electronics technician services, media support (video, audio, still photography), financial and administrative management, and emergency medical treatment services.

Bowhead Marine Support Services, LLC dominates the vehicle, holding 7 of 20 task orders and $10.3 million in combined potential value—roughly 70% of total obligated work. Fedwriters, Inc. holds the second position with 6 orders and $3.4 million. Devilliers Technology Solutions LLC accounts for 5 orders and $1.1 million. The Marine Corps funds 18 of 20 orders ($14.4 million potential value); the Office of the Secretary of Defense funds the remaining 2 orders. Typical task-order ceilings range from $126 thousand to $5.9 million, with durations extending from under one year to multi-year option periods. The largest single order—watercraft operation and maintenance to Bowhead—carried a $5.9 million ceiling. Work is performed at MCB Camp Pendleton with ancillary activities as required.

AVTB requires the contractor to support both water and land testing of amphibious and ground combat vehicles at Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Pendleton, CA and other locations as required. AVTB also requires the Contractor to support and augment engineering, electronics, media (e.g., video, audio, still photography), IT, data collection, and technical editing services for test and special events at AVTB and for day-to-day operations. In addition, AVTB requires the Contractor to provide contract consulting, security, administrative, and financial management services.