Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3)
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Communications Electronics Command
+ 3 more agencies
- Awardees
- 260 across 261 IDV awards
- Task orders
- 623
- Obligated
- $18,198,451,987
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- W15P7T15R0008 Solicitation number
- Agencies
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- Communications Electronics Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Research Development and Engineering Command Army Materiel Command, Department of Defense
- Defense Finance and Accounting Service Department of Defense
- ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground Army Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Combined task order value
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- $16,290,412,795 Current, with exercised options
- $26,767,190,603 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 95% complete
- Shared ceiling 49% used
- $37,400,000,000.00
- Predecessor
- Rapid Response Third Generation (R2-3G)
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
Army Materiel Command's Research Development and Engineering Command established the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) Master IDIQ on May 15, 2017, with a shared ceiling of $37.4 billion and ordering authority extending through May 14, 2027—nine months and four weeks remaining. The vehicle succeeded Rapid Response Third Generation and has issued 611 task orders totaling $24.54 billion in combined potential value, of which $11.04 billion (45 percent) is obligated. Ordering activity has accelerated, averaging roughly 44 orders annually over the past five years, with nine awards already issued in 2026.
RS3 procures engineering, research, development, test and evaluation, logistics, acquisition and strategic planning, and education and training services predominantly for C4ISR requirements across the Army enterprise and subordinate commands. Recent task orders span cloud modernization, communications infrastructure, systems engineering and technical assistance, field sustainment, software development, and cyber operations. The vehicle is approximately 85 percent unrestricted; the remainder divides among small business set-asides (14 percent) and isolated service-disabled veteran and women-owned small business orders (one percent each).
Five primes hold roughly 16 percent of awarded task orders by count: Caci Technologies, LLC (18 orders, $2.69 billion potential value), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (20 orders, $1.57 billion), QED Systems, LLC (20 orders, $1.16 billion), Qinetiq Inc. (20 orders, $501.4 million), and Fibertek, Inc. (22 orders, $731.3 million). Caci, General Dynamics Global Force, LLC, and Leidos, Inc. dominate by value, commanding roughly 43 percent of combined potential across just five firms. A long tail of 259 additional contractors holds the remainder.
The Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command accounts for 95 orders worth $5.86 billion; the Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground holds 261 orders (most at minimal value); and Program Executive Offices in intelligence, electronic warfare, and tactical communications distribute $3.41 billion, $2.17 billion, and related engagements across 58 distinct customer agencies. Recent orders range from $2.5 million to over $580 million in ceiling, with durations typically three to five years. The majority employ cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing; firm fixed-price and labor-hour arrangements appear in IT operations and sustainment work.
Description
The Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) Master IDIQ contract vehicle will provide services to support a diverse group of organizations that span the spectrum of mission areas for programs with C4ISR related requirements. Areas of support include C4ISR-related requirements for Engineering, Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT & E), Logistics, Acquisition and Strategic Planning, and Education and Training.
IDV awards
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Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caci Technologies, LLC | $2,424,900,378 | 13% |
| 2 | Mag DS Corp | $1,815,065,703 | 10% |
| 3 | General Dynamics Global Force, LLC | $1,395,962,318 | 8% |
| 4 | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | $1,331,461,397 | 7% |
| 5 | Leidos, Inc. | $1,120,368,495 | 6% |
| 6 | Sev1Tech, LLC | $801,283,644 | 4% |
| 7 | Qinetiq Inc. | $708,866,346 | 4% |
| 8 | QED Systems, LLC | $649,234,005 | 4% |
| 9 | Fibertek, Inc. | $560,186,069 | 3% |
| 10 | Aranea Solutions Inc. | $513,789,360 | 3% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Department of the Army | $15,893,071,325 | 87% |
| 2 | Air Force | $1,403,036,866 | 8% |
| 3 | Department of the Navy | $898,494,137 | 5% |
| 4 | Office of the Secretary of Defense | $3,849,659 | <1% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $2,412,356,074 |
| FY2025 | $3,062,637,223 |
| FY2024 | $2,967,550,499 |
| FY2023 | $2,420,525,513 |
| FY2022 | $2,288,815,960 |
| FY2021 | $2,020,442,572 |
| FY2020 | $1,741,328,872 |
| FY2019 | $838,633,426 |
| FY2018 | $128,559,436 |
| FY2017 | $28,000 |
Quick answers
What is the RS3 contract vehicle?
Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Communications Electronics Command (Army Materiel Command), Research Development and Engineering Command (Army Materiel Command), Defense Finance and Accounting Service (Department of Defense) and ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground (Army Contracting Command), awarded on May 15, 2017.
Which companies hold RS3?
260 companies hold RS3's 261 IDV awards. The latest went to Interactive Process Technology, LLC on March 5, 2019. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Caci Technologies, LLC, Mag DS Corp and General Dynamics Global Force, LLC.
How much has been spent through RS3?
623 task orders have been placed under RS3, obligating $18,198,451,987. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $16,290,412,795.
What is the shared ceiling of RS3?
RS3's shared ceiling is $37,400,000,000; its task orders have used 49% of it.
Which agencies use RS3 the most?
The departments whose task orders under RS3 obligated the most are Department of the Army ($15,893,071,325), Air Force ($1,403,036,866) and Department of the Navy ($898,494,137).
How much was obligated through RS3 in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under RS3 obligated $3,062,637,223 in fiscal year 2025.
What came before and after RS3?
RS3 succeeded Rapid Response Third Generation (R2-3G).
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