Mission Planning Enterprise Contract II (MPEC II)

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center awarded this Master IDIQ on June 7, 2010, for mission planning software development, test and evaluation, maintenance, integration, training, and fielding across multiple Air Force platforms; the ordering period closed on June 5, 2020, and no new task orders may be placed against the vehicle.

This vehicle is no longer active for new ordering. The most recent task order was awarded in October 2019, over six years ago. The vehicle succeeded Mission Planning Enterprise Contract I, which was established in October 2003.

The portfolio spans 29 delivery orders covering mission planning systems for diverse platforms: B-1 and B-2 bombers, F-15, F-16, F-22, and F/A-18 aircraft, the C-130J, U-2, and Navy weaponeering and stores planning (WASP) software, along with foundational components such as Framework versions and the Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) for special-operations platforms. Work includes both U.S. Air Force and Foreign Military Sales programs for Canada and Australia. Recent ordering activity declined sharply after 2017; the vehicle issued four orders in 2017, three in 2018, and only one in 2019.

Competition is concentrated among five primes. Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation leads by potential value with $132.2 million across six orders, followed by Lockheed Martin Corporation at $80.5 million across five orders and DCS Corporation at $72.4 million across six orders. BAE Systems Information And Electronic Systems Integration Inc. holds seven orders valued at $50.5 million combined; Tapestry Solutions, Inc., holds five orders at $42.8 million. All 29 orders were unrestricted, non-set-aside competitions.

Customer concentration is high within the Air Force. The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Electronic Systems Center (the contracting office) placed 17 orders totaling $188.8 million of combined potential value, representing the bulk of activity. The wider Department of the Air Force placed six orders at $126.7 million; the Department of the Navy Naval Air Systems Command placed two orders at $18.5 million, and smaller orders went to Air Mobility Command and the Lifecycle Management Center at Hanscom.

The combined task-order potential value is $378.5 million, but obligated dollars total $855.8 million—226 percent of potential value—reflecting significant cost overruns on several platform-specific delivery orders, particularly B-2, F-15, C-130J, and Autorouter work where obligated amounts substantially exceeded task-order ceilings.

The Mission Planning Program Office has a continuing requirement to support the future development and sustainment of Mission Planning Systems (MPS) for various Air Force platforms. The scope includes, at a minimum, future mission planning software development, test and evaluation, maintenance, integration, training, and fielding.