Fielded Training Systems Support II (FTSS II)

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded a Master IDIQ for Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) in October 2004, with the ordering period closed as of March 31, 2017—over nine years ago. This vehicle is no longer available for new task orders; the successor Fielded Training Systems Support III was awarded in July 2010 and should be evaluated for ongoing opportunities.

The FTSS II vehicle contracted a broad portfolio of fielded training services encompassing contractor operations and maintenance (COMS), contractor instruction (CIS), training device relocation, systems management, device modification, spares support, and in-service engineering office (ISEO) support across Navy training sites worldwide. Work was executed under two subcategories: a Small Business Track and an Unrestricted Track.

Activity peaked in 2006–2008, when the vehicle generated 9–10 task orders per year; by 2010, the final year of ordering, only three orders were placed. The vehicle funded 59 total task orders with a combined potential value of $708.2 million, though $805.8 million was ultimately obligated (114% of potential value), indicating substantial scope expansion through modifications and funding adjustments on awarded orders.

Fidelity Technologies Corporation dominated the vehicle by potential value, holding ten orders worth $241.8 million combined. CAE USA Inc. and Engineering Support Personnel, Inc. followed with $181.9 million and $89.5 million respectively. These three firms, along with Cubic Worldwide Technical Services, Inc. and Lockheed Martin Services, LLC, captured approximately 86% of the vehicle's combined potential value; the remaining six primes held much smaller shares. All orders funded the Department of the Navy Naval Air Warfare Center exclusively.

Approximately 69% of task orders carried no set-aside designation; the remaining 31% were awarded with partial small business requirements. Most orders employed firm fixed pricing. Notable mega-orders included CNATRA CI Services at $121.5 million potential value, CIS Ground Training Phase at $120.3 million, and COMS services at various Navy sites ranging from $20.9 million to $53.3 million in combined potential value.

NAVAIR has awarded a Master IDIQ for providing Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) Services for Navy and Non-Navy customers at multiple training sites around the world. The general scope of FTSS services encompasses the following: Contractor Operations and Maintenance Services (COMS) (including the following: Training Device Operations, Maintenance, Supply Support, Information Assurance (IA), Technical Data Verification (TDV), Access Control, Janitorial, Trainer Modification Support, Trainer Space Prep), Contractor Instruction Services (CIS), Training Device Relocation (TDR), Training Systems Management (TSM), Training Device Modification (TDM), Spares and Product Support, and In-Service Engineering Office (ISEO) Support.