Force Protection Site Security Systems (FPS3)

The Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center awarded Force Protection Site Security Systems (FPS3), a Master IDIQ for acquisition, upgrade, and sustainment of integrated base defense security systems including fixed-site intrusion detection systems, tactical automated security systems, and delay/denial systems for nuclear and non-nuclear installations worldwide. The vehicle's last date to order was April 11, 2020—ordering closed over six years ago and the vehicle is no longer active.

FPS3 was established January 29, 2015 with a $495 million shared ceiling. Fifty-five task orders have been awarded with a combined potential value of $421.7 million; combined obligated dollars total $475.3 million, exceeding the combined potential value by 113 percent due to modifications and cost-plus pricing instruments that grew beyond original ceiling values. The ordering pipeline has essentially ceased: only one task order was awarded in 2023 (the most recent award date), compared to 6–11 orders annually during 2017–2020. Two-thirds of the portfolio was obligated by 2020, and no new orders have been placed in over three years.

Competition is highly concentrated. Caci Nss, LLC leads by combined potential value with $170.1 million across 10 orders, followed by Xator LLC at $128 million across 20 orders and Indyne, Inc. at $66.8 million across 7 orders. BCF Solutions, Inc. holds 16 orders valued at $56.5 million, and Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation has 2 orders totaling $160 thousand. No small-business set-asides were used; all 55 task orders are unrestricted.

Customer concentration is extreme: the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center awarded 52 of 55 orders ($369.8 million combined potential value). The remaining three orders went to Air Force Central Command ($46.9 million) and Air Forces in Europe–Air Forces Africa ($4.9 million).

Task orders span fixed-price equipment purchases and installations ($3–$15 million typical for base security upgrades), cost-plus contractor logistics support arrangements ($10–$40 million for sustained operations), and time-and-materials field support. Major orders include Fixed Site Sustainment III for CONUS ($67.6 million ceiling), CENTCOM operational readiness support ($46.9 million ceiling), and intrusion detection system installations at joint bases and Air National Guard facilities ($5–$15 million range). Places of performance include domestic Air Force bases (Whiteman, Vandenberg, Edwards, Langley, Barksdale) and overseas locations (Osan Air Base, Kadena Air Base, Thule Air Base, Saudi Arabia).

Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Force Protection Division has awarded a Master IDIQ for Force Protection Site Security Systems (FPS3). The FPS3 contract provides for acquisition, upgrade and sustainment of a family of Integrated Base Defense Security Systems (IBDSS) including: Fixed site Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS); Tactical security systems such as the Tactical Automated Security Systems (TASS); Delay/denial systems such as the Remote Target Engagement System (RTES). These systems provide electronic capabilities to support and enhance security and assist Security Forces (SF) in protecting assets and personnel at nuclear and non-nuclear fixed and tactical sites around the world.