PS-ISR Concept Development Program (PS-ISR CDP)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Research Development and Engineering Command
- Awardees
- 7
- Task orders
- 15
- Obligated
- $24,789,332
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- W911QX14R0012 Solicitation number
- Agency
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- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
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- $33,474,847 Current, with exercised options
- $37,669,003 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 50% used
- $49,940,241.00
- Successor
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command established the PS-ISR Concept Development Program Master IDIQ in May 2015 with a combined potential value of $37.7 million, but ordering closed on May 4, 2020 and is no longer available for new task orders. The vehicle is fully expired and should not be pursued; the PS-ISR Analytic Software IDIQ awarded in May 2016 is the designated successor vehicle.
For context on the vehicle's historical activity: 15 task orders were awarded between June 2015 and May 2019, with obligated dollars reaching $24.8 million (66% of combined potential value). Order placement activity declined sharply after 2016—eight orders in the first year, five in 2016, then one order in 2017 and one in 2019. The vehicle contracted research, analysis, development, design, and demonstration of ISR concepts and technologies for asymmetric, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency scenarios.
Work encompassed concept assessment and R&D across multiple technical domains: DCGS-Army integration into testbed systems, high-energy laser weapons concept development, technology integration services, enterprise challenge aircraft support, and analyst concept and demonstration topic assessments. Most awards were cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements with base year plus option-year structures.
Calnet Inc. dominated the vehicle with four orders totaling $18 million in combined potential value—nearly half of all vehicle work. Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., and Imperatis Corp. collectively held the remaining major share, with Applied Research Associates, Inc. and two smaller primes splitting the remainder. All 15 task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside used), and 93% of task-order potential value funded Army Research Laboratory operations at RDEC, with a single $6.1 million order placed by Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Description
Army Research Laboratory's Persistent Surveillance, Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (PS-ISR) Concept Development program, provides a variety of technology support to include analysis, studies, development, design, and demonstration of innovative Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) concepts and technologies to meet future asymmetric, counter-terrorism, and counter-insurgency warfare scenarios.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calnet Inc. | $14,155,006 | 57% |
| 2 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | $4,808,619 | 19% |
| 3 | Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems Inc. | $2,650,337 | 11% |
| 4 | Imperatis Corp. | $1,663,738 | 7% |
| 5 | Applied Research Associates, Inc. | $1,506,633 | 6% |
| 6 | Leidos, Inc. | $2,500 | <1% |
| 7 | Integration Innovation Inc. | $2,500 | <1% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $24,789,332 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | -$6,487 |
| FY2024 | -$4,244 |
| FY2023 | $296,282 |
| FY2022 | $1,680,000 |
| FY2021 | $2,092,740 |
| FY2020 | $3,920,393 |
| FY2019 | $2,863,096 |
| FY2018 | $5,215,942 |
| FY2017 | $1,795,420 |
| FY2016 | $4,943,870 |
| FY2015 | $1,992,318 |
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Quick answers
What is the PS-ISR CDP contract vehicle?
PS-ISR Concept Development Program (PS-ISR CDP) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command), awarded on May 5, 2015.
Which companies hold PS-ISR CDP?
7 companies hold PS-ISR CDP's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Applied Research Associates, Inc. on May 5, 2015. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Calnet Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and Polaris Alpha Advanced Systems Inc.
How much has been spent through PS-ISR CDP?
15 task orders have been placed under PS-ISR CDP, obligating $24,789,332. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $33,474,847.
What is the shared ceiling of PS-ISR CDP?
PS-ISR CDP's shared ceiling is $49,940,241; its task orders have used 50% of it.
Which agencies use PS-ISR CDP the most?
The departments whose task orders under PS-ISR CDP obligated the most are Department of the Army ($24,789,332).
How much was obligated through PS-ISR CDP in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under PS-ISR CDP obligated -$6,487 in fiscal year 2025.
What came before and after PS-ISR CDP?
It was followed by PS-ISR Analytic Software (PS-ISR AS).
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