C4I and Munitions Test Improvement Contract III (CIMTIC III)

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command established CIMTIC III as a Master IDIQ on April 8, 2011, to acquire specialized hardware, software, and prototype systems for development and modification of C4I and munitions test-and-evaluation facilities and infrastructure supporting the 46th Test Wing's Range Group at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The ordering period closed on October 4, 2017; no new orders may be placed against this vehicle. CIMTIC IV, the successor vehicle, was awarded on August 26, 2017.

The vehicle is no longer active. The last delivery order was awarded on April 5, 2016. Ordering activity peaked at nine to ten orders per year from 2012 through 2015, then declined to two orders in 2016 before ceasing entirely. Total obligated dollars ($42.2 million) have exceeded the combined potential value of all awarded orders ($36.3 million), indicating heavy utilization against existing ceiling values and multiple task-order modifications.

Work spans C4I hardware and software systems, munitions test systems including ground-based, airborne, and space-borne ordnance, high-energy lasers, high-power microwave systems, and related test infrastructure. Recent orders include fabrication and integration of calibration sets and signal-generation systems (AN/GSM-421A variants), digital command link (ADAPT-DCL) development, RF simulation and test systems, aerial towed target telemetry, and threat-signature generation software. Several orders are cost-no-fee arrangements reflecting ongoing development and testing support.

Dynetics, Inc. dominates the vehicle, holding 39 of 53 orders with $33 million in combined potential value—approximately 91 percent of all awarded volume. Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp holds 12 orders valued at $3.3 million; Miltec Corporation holds 2 orders valued at $13 thousand. The Air Force Materiel Command Test Center is the primary customer, funding 23 orders worth $14.5 million. Army organizations account for 11 of 53 orders, including the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command (7 orders, $7.4 million) and subordinate acquisition centers for combat support and simulation training. Typical task-order values range from under $25 thousand to approximately $4.8 million, with firm-fixed-price structures predominating. All 53 orders are unrestricted (no set-aside).

This contract acquires specialized hardware and software and/or prototype systems to develop/modify the facilities and infrastructure urgently required for test/training and evaluation of C4I and Munitions systems. C4I testing includes tests of the hardware and software systems used for C4I including "System of Systems" and hardware and software systems used on aircraft platforms involved with the C2 test process. Munitions' testing includes tests of ground based, airborne, and space borne ordnance/armament systems and supporting guidance and control, seeker/sensor, navigation systems. Munitions' testing also includes high energy lasers, and high power microwave systems. The general areas of work include design, development, test, modification, installation, training, and/or transition to production support, all as related to the Air Armament Center (AAC) Range Complex, test hardware and software systems, facilities, and infrastructure improvements.