Army Targetry Systems III

The Department of the Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command awarded Army Targetry Systems III, a Master IDIQ for live-fire training range installation and sustainment at domestic and overseas Army installations, with the last opportunity to place orders on March 5, 2023. The vehicle is now closed to new orders and has no remaining ordering window. Established March 14, 2018, and succeeding the Army Aerial Target Systems program, ATS III has obligated $123.2 million against its $123.6 million combined task-order potential value—effectively fully spent. Over six years of operation, ordering momentum declined sharply: 19 orders in 2020, tapering to eight annually by 2023 and 2024, with the most recent task order awarded March 12, 2024.

Competition is highly concentrated. Theissen Training Systems Inc. dominates with 67 orders totaling $76.9 million in combined potential value—roughly 62% of all activity. Inveris Training Solutions, Inc. holds 30 orders valued at $41.1 million, accounting for approximately 33% of potential value. Strategic Systems Inc. captured ten orders ($5.4 million), while Saab, Inc. and Sius Target Systems USA Inc. each received fewer than two orders at minimal value. All 110 task orders were awarded as unrestricted competitive procurements with no set-aside designations.

Customer concentration is stark: TACOM Life Cycle Management Command itself placed 108 orders valued at $121.8 million, while Contracting Command Detroit Arsenal issued only two orders worth $1.8 million. The overwhelming majority of Army funding flowed through the primary contracting office.

Task orders span installation of fixed ranges across global locations (Fort Bliss, Fort Campbell, Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, Camp Buehring in Kuwait, and domestic and overseas sites) as well as spare-parts provisioning and warranty sustainment. Recent orders reflect primarily warranty modifications and parts support rather than new installations. Individual task-order ceilings ranged from tens of thousands to mega-orders like W56HZV18D0005-W56HZV20F0522 ($7.7 million) and W56HZV18D0005-W56HZV23F0250 ($7.7 million), with typical values in the $1–3 million range.

With the ordering window closed for over three years and nearly 100% of potential value obligated, this vehicle is now in wind-down sustainment mode and represents limited pursuit opportunity for new entrants.

The US Army has awarded a Master IDIQ for live-fire training ranges to be installed at various geographical locations throughout the world under the Army Targetry System (ATS) III program. These ranges will be utilized to conduct live-fire training by US forces and/or its allies for the purpose of developing and improving their combat skills when they are called upon to conduct military exercises and/or participate in actual combat actions against opposing forces.