Simulation and Training Engineering Services Support (STES)

Award Date 7/28/2016
Last Date To Order 2/28/2021
Shared Ceiling $135M
Contract Type
Master IDIQ
Predecessor
Not listed
Successors

The Simulation and Training Engineering Services Support (STES) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, awarded by the Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate, focuses on advanced simulation and training research and development. The contract encompasses exploratory and applied research across five key technology domains: synthetic natural environments, medical simulations, dismounted Soldier training, advanced distributed simulation, and embedded training. Task orders under this vehicle are designed to support prototype development, technology enhancement, and experimental research in modeling and simulation technologies that can be leveraged by various government agencies.

The most significant task order to date is a $7.2 million delivery order awarded to Cole Engineering Services, Inc. (Cesi) for enhanced dynamic geo-social environment and virtual environments research and development. Most task orders under this IDIQ are relatively small, with initial orders around $2,000, and are predominantly awarded as Cost Plus Fixed Fee contracts. The vehicle demonstrates a balanced approach to contractor selection, with some task orders set aside for total small businesses and others open to all contractors. The majority of the early task orders were focused on specific research areas including advanced simulation research, medical simulation research, and squad and small team research, with completion dates clustered around October 2016. The primary funding agency is the Department of the Army Materiel Command Research Development and Engineering Command.

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