Netcentric Engineering Services

Army Contracting Command–New Jersey, on behalf of the Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD) at Picatinny Arsenal, awarded a Master IDIQ on May 21, 2018, for automated test systems engineering, fire control system design and development, test program sets, virtual test environments, netcentric architecture, fault tree and root cause analysis, technical risk analysis, lifecycle cost estimating, and test operations at government and non-government facilities. Ordering closed May 19, 2023; the vehicle is no longer active.

The vehicle was fully set aside for small business at award. Task-order execution, however, shows a 68/32 split: 55 orders placed unrestricted and 26 placed as small-business set-asides, indicating that the Government exercised its reservation option to make single awards on an unrestricted basis. Three firms dominate the supply base. Total Technology, Inc. holds 29 orders worth $118.6 million in combined potential value; Logisys Technical Services Inc. holds 25 orders worth $72.9 million; and Pioneering Decisive Solutions Inc. holds 27 orders worth $43.3 million. These three primes capture the entire portfolio. Total Technology accounts for roughly 50% of all awards and potential value, establishing a clear first-place position.

Eighty-one task orders have been awarded since May 31, 2018. Order flow peaked in 2020 with 23 awards and declined thereafter (2021: 16; 2022: 11; final award in September 2022). The most recent task orders show continued small-business split and firm fixed pricing with individual ceilings ranging from under $150 thousand to $8.6 million.

Army customers dominate the portfolio. The Army Acquisition Support Center's PEO Combat Support and Combat Service Support placed 19 orders worth $74.2 million combined potential value, while PEO Ground Combat Systems placed 13 orders worth $40.6 million. Detroit Arsenal Contracting Command and RD&E Command account for 10 orders each. The Marine Corps placed 9 orders worth $11.5 million. In aggregate, Army commands place 75% of orders across the portfolio. Combined task-order potential value stands at $234.7 million against a $125 million vehicle ceiling; combined obligations of $221.6 million represent 94% of combined potential value, indicating heavy utilization before the ordering window closed.

Scope spans next-generation automated test systems (NGATS) parts and components, support for platform-specific diagnostics and fire control software (Paladin, Bradley A4, M109A7, Stryker, M777/M119 howitzer), I-MILES simulation kits and gear, virtual test and training environments, test program sets and technical data packages, and shelter and perimeter engagement system hardware.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - New Jersey (ACC-NJ), on behalf of Automated Test Systems Division (ATSD) has awarded a Master IDIQ for services related to all aspects of major automated test systems, fire control system and Test Program Set design and development, AT System Test Kits, Virtual Test Environments, NetCentric architecture and implementation, investigative procedures for testability using fault tree and root cause analysis, test strategy investigation, DoD commonality studies, technical risk analysis, technical cost analysis, lifecycle cost estimating, development of special assembly and test equipment, preparation of drawings for design and the conduct of testing and test analysis at government and non-government test facilities.