ARDEC ATSD Engineering Services Support IDIQ

The Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Picatinny Arsenal established this Master IDIQ for engineering services support to the Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Automated Test Systems Division on September 23, 2014, with a shared ceiling of $249.9 million. Ordering closed on September 22, 2019, and no new task orders may be placed against the vehicle.

The vehicle is fully obligated. Combined task-order potential value is $120.4 million, with $120.5 million already obligated (100% of combined potential value). The 32 task orders awarded span from September 2014 through September 2019, with ordering momentum concentrated in 2018 (14 orders) and declining thereafter. The vehicle experienced uneven activity distribution: six initial task orders awarded at vehicle establishment in September 2014 to establish minimum guarantees, followed by a two-year gap (2015–2016) with only two orders total, then accelerating activity through 2018 before tapering to seven orders in 2019.

Task orders cover specialized automated test systems engineering for combat platforms. Recent awards include support for Paladin Dash ($6.2 million), Next Generation Automated Test System for Abrams/Bradley ($8.3 million and $5.3 million separately), Virtual Test Environment trainer services ($2.4 million), Radio Frequency Sub-System integration ($531,000), and VIPER ($10.3 million). Work is firm-fixed-price with typical completion dates extending 12–36 months from award.

Universal Technical Resource Services Inc. dominates with 11 orders and $42.1 million combined potential value. Lockheed Martin Corporation holds one order valued at $31.5 million. Astronics Test Systems Inc. and DRS Network & Imaging Systems LLC each hold five orders ($30.8 million and $9.4 million respectively). The Boeing Company rounds out the top five with eight orders and $5.1 million combined value. These five firms account for 94% of task orders and 99% of combined potential value; one additional firm received awards.

All 32 task orders carry no set-aside designation. Funding is concentrated among Army organizations: Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (10 orders, $19.1 million), PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support (7 orders, $16.9 million), and PEO Ground Combat Systems (4 orders, $7.3 million). The Marine Corps placed 5 orders worth $19.8 million.

Engineering Services Support for Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD).