Bridge to Evolution STE TESS (BEST)
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation
- Awardees
- 10
- Task orders
- 12
- Obligated
- $25,025,445
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Bridge to Evolution STE TESS (BEST) Multi Award Contract (MAC) Pre-Solicitation · W900KK24R0007 · Posted Aug 15, 2022
- Agency
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- PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Acquisition Support Center, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
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- $25,025,445 Current, with exercised options
- $72,396,868 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 33% complete
- Shared ceiling 3% used
- $921,153,455.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of the Army Acquisition Support Center PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation awarded this Master IDIQ on March 6, 2025, to procure modifications and new systems for Army Tactical Engagement Simulation System (TESS) products, with ordering authority extending through March 5, 2030. The vehicle operates as an unrestricted, multiple-award contract with a combined task-order potential value of $11.6 million.
Ordering remains active with approximately three years and seven months of runway remaining. The vehicle has executed 11 task orders since award, with ten orders placed in 2025 and one in January 2026. The ordering tempo has slowed considerably after the initial launch period; only one order was issued in 2026 to date. The Army has obligated $2.6 million against the combined potential value, representing 22 percent of available funding.
The work encompasses two broad categories: modification and service-life extension of existing TESS fleet to a minimum of ten-year horizon, and procurement of new TESS and STE-based TESS systems to address Army force-structure changes and modernization of tactical platforms. The scope includes modifications driven by weapon-platform evolution, interoperability with Synthetic Training Environment Live Training Devices (STE LTS) as they integrate into the training environment, and support for fielded systems at U.S. foreign partner nations. Work involves Government Owned Training Systems (GOTS), Government Owned Software, Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and Modified COTS hardware and software. Force-on-Force training capabilities are delivered across dismounts, tactical vehicles, combat vehicles, and weapons platforms.
Competition remains highly concentrated. Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. holds 100 percent of combined task-order potential value across two orders, with the largest order for Vehicle Tactical Engagement Simulation System (VTESS) Delta Kit for Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle ($11.6 million ceiling, obligated $2.6 million, completion November 2034). The remaining nine orders are minimum-guarantee delivery orders of $2,000 each distributed across Cubic Defense Applications, Skiftech LLC, Cole Engineering Services, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. All orders fund Army PEO STRI requirements exclusively with no set-aside designations applied.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saab, Inc. | $22,416,252 | 90% |
| 2 | Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. | $2,593,193 | 10% |
| 3 | Cubic Defense Applications, Inc. | $2,000 | <1% |
| 4 | Skiftech LLC | $2,000 | <1% |
| 5 | Cole Engineering Services, Inc. | $2,000 | <1% |
| 6 | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $2,000 | <1% |
| 7 | Athena Technologies LLC | $2,000 | <1% |
| 8 | Bigelow Family Holdings LLC | $2,000 | <1% |
| 9 | General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc. | $2,000 | <1% |
| 10 | V2X Aerospace LLC | $2,000 | <1% |
"Minimum guarantee only" marks awardees whose obligations here are just the minimum order their contract guarantees.
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $25,025,445 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $25,005,445 |
| FY2025 | $20,000 |
Quick answers
What is the BEST contract vehicle?
Bridge to Evolution STE TESS (BEST) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by PEO Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (Acquisition Support Center), awarded on March 6, 2025.
Which companies hold BEST?
10 companies hold BEST's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Lockheed Martin Corporation on March 10, 2025. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Saab, Inc., Ravenswood Solutions, Inc. and Cubic Defense Applications, Inc.
How much has been spent through BEST?
12 task orders have been placed under BEST, obligating $25,025,445.
What is the shared ceiling of BEST?
BEST's shared ceiling is $921,153,455; its task orders have used 3% of it.
Which agencies use BEST the most?
The departments whose task orders under BEST obligated the most are Department of the Army ($25,025,445).
How much was obligated through BEST in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under BEST obligated $20,000 in fiscal year 2025.
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