Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks (DS TATS)

Ended Master IDIQ Awarded

Federal agency
Awardees
12
Task orders
235
Obligated
$5,840,268,045

Vehicle facts

Opportunity
  • FA807513R0001 Solicitation number
Agencies
Combined task order value
  • $6,466,325,065 Current, with exercised options
  • $6,740,653,549 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 100% complete
Shared ceiling 85% used
$6,900,000,000.00

IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this vehicle

DOD Washington Headquarters Service established the Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks (DS TATS) Master IDIQ on June 23, 2014, consolidating technical area task requirements from six predecessor information analysis centers: WSTIAC, SURVIAC, RIAC, AMMTIAC, CPIAC, and SENSIAC. Ordering closed on June 22, 2019, and the vehicle is no longer accepting new orders.

The vehicle generated 235 task orders through June 2020. Activity peaked in 2016 with 71 orders, declining thereafter to just 1 order in 2020, reflecting the closed ordering period. Combined task-order potential value stands at $6.68 billion, with $6.02 billion obligated (90% of potential). Recent task orders span defense systems engineering, survivability and vulnerability analysis, research and development of unmanned and manned aircraft systems, weapons system sustainment, and spectrum management analysis, with order values typically ranging from $10 million to $100 million across multiple branches of the armed forces.

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., KBR Wyle Services LLC, and HII Mission Technologies Corp dominate the prime contractor base, holding approximately 65% of awarded orders by count and 60% of combined potential value across the three firms. Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp and Mantech Tsg-2 Joint Venture comprise much of the remaining active tier, with seven other primes sharing the remainder. The vehicle carries no set-asides; 99% of orders are unrestricted.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense funds the largest share at $2.9 billion across 109 orders (46% of total potential value). Air Force Materiel Command ($758.5 million, 24 orders), Navy Naval Air Systems Command ($457.6 million, 15 orders), and Air Force Air Combat Command ($129.6 million, 6 orders) represent the primary secondary customers among 48 distinct customer agencies. Cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing dominates the vehicle, with one cost-no-fee order and a single firm-fixed-price award. Most orders carry ultimate completion dates between 2020 and 2023, though recent orders such as FA807520F0057 (radio spectrum studies, $51.3 million ceiling) and FA807518F1652 (E-2/C-2 airborne tactical systems, $45.0 million) extend into 2025 and 2026 respectively.

Description

The DS TATs contract is a consolidation of the technical area tasks (TATs) requirements from six predecessor legacy contracts: the Weapons Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC) contract, the Survivability/Vulnerability Information Assurance Technology Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC) contract, the Reliability Information Analysis Center (RIAC) contract, the Advanced Materials, Manufacturing, and Testing Information Analysis Center (AMMTIAC) contract, the Chemical Propulsion Information Analysis Center (CPIAC) contract, and the Military Sensing Information Analysis Center (SENSIAC) contract.

IDV awards

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Latest task orders

Task order Awardee Awarding agency Obligated Last action
Marine corps science & technology innovation and rapid prototyping for the… FA807519F1633 Mantech Tsg-2 Joint Venture AFMC $33,125,730
Aeronautical systems products support for air force life cycle management… FA807518F1517 KBR Wyle Services, LLC AFMC $31,089,238
RDT & E services to provide material analysis for undersea payloads, naval… FA807519FA004 Prescient Edge Corporation AFMC $38,255,500
United states army program executive office missiles and space 0011 KBR Wyle Services, LLC AFMC $24,525,430
System acquisition and reliability improvement for CH-47 cargo helicopter… FA807517F1339 KBR Wyle Services, LLC AFMC $12,906,073
Support to naval surface warfare center (NSWC) crane for sustainment and… FA807518F1623 HII Mission Technologies Corp AFMC $36,808,984
C-5 avionics research and analysis for air force life cycle management center… FA807518F1361 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $15,131,985
System engineering for avionics and electronic warfare sustainment and… FA807517F1391 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $46,150,389
Multi-spectral electronic warfare research and development, communications… FA807517F1138 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $52,980,278
DT 15-1211, research, engineering and testing support, program manager (PM)… 0024 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $2,530,387
Sustainment studies 0025 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $16,609,402
DT 15-1163, SOF electro-optical / infrared/radio frequency defensive systems… 0023 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $9,654,814
DT 15-1149, aflcmc/wynia electronic warfare (EW) foreign military sales (FMS) 0021 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $6,050,000
DT 16-1263 PMA-272 advanced tactical aircraft protection systems 0026 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $45,675,099
Funding for DT-16-1230 "multispectral tactical sensor analysis night vision and… 0022 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $2,218,406
DT 15-1179 travel, this clin is for _travel_ within scope of DT-15-1179 PWS… 0018 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $50,148,919
DT15-1081 labor "afsoc infrared and radio frequency countermeasures support" 0006 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $236,294
DT 15-1069 electronic flight bag/falconview support for air national guard… 0005 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $27,124,192
DT 15-1143 "an/ALQ-161A electronic countermeasures (ECM) study for aflcmc/WNY" 0004 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $3,783,383
Labor and odcs 0012 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $490,000
DT 15-1139 foreign military sales (FMS) taiwan retrofit program electronic… 0017 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $6,826,641
DT 15-1137, "avionics mission software and data support for 402D software… 0016 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $7,164,151
Labor & material DT 16-1169 "advanced airlift tactics training center (AATTC)… 0014 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $50,154,043
DT15-1119 research, analysis, and recommendations to the naval surface… 0007 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $51,619,657
DT 14-1048 "open architecture (OA) development and integration support NAVAIR… 0002 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp AFMC $40,210,323
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Top awardees by obligations

Rank Awardee Obligated Share
1 Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. $1,483,400,292 25%
2 KBR Wyle Services, LLC $1,261,761,581 22%
3 HII Mission Technologies Corp $1,242,159,385 21%
4 Mantech Tsg-2 Joint Venture $574,261,541 10%
5 Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp $535,623,587 9%
6 HII Mission Technologies Corp $275,497,200 5%
7 Prescient Edge Corporation $118,186,853 2%
8 Amentum Services, Inc. $118,170,214 2%
9 HII Mission Technologies Corp $106,883,786 2%
10 Battelle Memorial Institute $81,171,268 1%

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Funding agency Obligated Share
1 Office of the Secretary of Defense $2,438,298,028 42%
2 Air Force $1,540,860,386 26%
3 Department of the Navy $1,164,259,316 20%
4 Department of the Army $617,436,073 11%
5 Washington Headquarters Service $43,407,628 1%
6 Defense Logistics Agency $23,394,185 <1%
7 Defense Information Systems Agency $11,359,177 <1%
8 Defense Contract Management Agency $1,253,253 <1%

Obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2026 -$16,831,978
FY2025 -$23,057,149
FY2024 -$21,276,141
FY2023 -$25,073,990
FY2022 $56,181,395
FY2021 $359,181,026
FY2020 $861,413,595
FY2019 $1,394,131,519
FY2018 $1,383,048,517
FY2017 $1,077,562,494
FY2016 $636,028,488
FY2015 $178,575,428
FY2014 $61,413
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Quick answers

What is the DS TATS contract vehicle?

Defense Systems Technical Area Tasks (DS TATS) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Air Force Materiel Command (Air Force) and Washington Headquarters Service (Department of Defense), awarded on June 23, 2014.

Which companies hold DS TATS?

12 companies hold DS TATS's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Georgia TECH Applied Research Corp on June 23, 2014. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., KBR Wyle Services, LLC and HII Mission Technologies Corp.

How much has been spent through DS TATS?

235 task orders have been placed under DS TATS, obligating $5,840,268,045. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $6,466,325,065.

What is the shared ceiling of DS TATS?

DS TATS's shared ceiling is $6,900,000,000; its task orders have used 85% of it.

Which agencies use DS TATS the most?

The departments whose task orders under DS TATS obligated the most are Office of the Secretary of Defense ($2,438,298,028), Air Force ($1,540,860,386) and Department of the Navy ($1,164,259,316).

How much was obligated through DS TATS in fiscal year 2025?

Task orders under DS TATS obligated -$23,057,149 in fiscal year 2025.

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