CECOM Rapid Response (CR2)

CECOM Rapid Response (CR2), a Master IDIQ awarded by the Department of the Army Communications and Electronics Command on January 31, 2003, ceased accepting task orders on January 30, 2011, and was succeeded by Rapid Response Third Generation later that year. The vehicle carried a combined potential value of $33.93 billion across 1,643 task orders, of which $13.67 billion (40 percent) has been obligated. Ordering activity peaked in 2005 with 297 orders, declining thereafter to just 31 orders in 2009 before the vehicle closed.

CR2 contracted engineering and manufacturing support for weapon systems, subsystems, platforms, communications, electronic warfare, and information systems across the entire federal government. Task orders ranged from low-value studies to contractor logistics support efforts with ceilings exceeding $500 million; representative recent awards include PM Assured Mobility Systems vehicle family contractor logistics support at $512.4 million, PM WIN-T technical and programmatic support at $59.6 million, and airborne reconnaissance multi-sensor system contractor logistics support at $33.4 million. Work proceeded under both time-and-materials and firm fixed-price contracts.

The Department of the Army Communications and Electronics Command dominated customer activity, placing 1,029 orders valued at $11.43 billion combined potential. The Department of the Army (general) accounted for an additional 114 orders valued at $20.25 billion, followed by Army Aberdeen Proving Ground (253 orders, $1.12 billion), the Air Force Defense Finance and Accounting Service (115 orders, $369.2 million), and Naval Sea Systems Command (90 orders, $424.9 million), together representing 97 percent of all task orders.

Booz Allen Hamilton Engineering Services dominated the prime contractor pool with 297 orders and $6.61 billion combined potential value. VSE Corporation, URS Federal Services, and DRS Global Enterprise Solutions held the next tier, with $5.26 billion, $3.55 billion, and $3.99 billion respectively. Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems ranked second by order count at 274 orders but captured only $916.5 million in potential value. The top five primes held 67 percent of combined potential value. All 1,643 task orders carried no set-aside designation, making the vehicle fully unrestricted.

The CECOM Rapid Response (CR2) Program streamlines the acquisition process, enabling any Federal agency to quickly obtain the engineering and manufacturing support needed for new and existing weapon systems, subsystems, platforms, communications, electronic warfare, and information systems. Serving the entire Federal Government, the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM) in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, is able to award flexible time and material (T & M) and firm fixed price (FFP) task orders through the use of a 19-day competitive award process.