TDSC Training Support 2014

The Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded the TDSC Training Support 2014 Master IDIQ on March 12, 2014, with ordering authority through March 10, 2017—now closed for nine years. This vehicle is no longer active; its successor, TDSC Training Support 2018, was awarded September 18, 2017.

The vehicle contracted training development and support services for Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) systems and products across multiple Navy commands. Work encompasses C4ISR systems (Automated Digital Network System, Global Command and Control System-Maritime, Computer Network Defense), training systems (Virtual Hosting Environment, Network Security Vulnerability Technician), support equipment, and Joint systems including Joint High Speed Vessel and Foreign Military systems.

The vehicle generated 73 task orders between June 2014 and July 2018, with ordering momentum declining sharply after the March 2017 cutoff: 23 orders in 2014, 24 in 2015, 13 in 2016, 12 in 2017, and 1 in 2018. Combined potential value across all orders totals $14.9 million, with $14.3 million obligated (95% of combined potential).

Competition concentrated heavily among two Mantech entities. Mantech Systems Engineering Corporation held 23 orders valued at $5.7 million combined potential, and Mantech Advanced Systems International, Inc. held 16 orders valued at $4.9 million combined potential—together capturing roughly 70% of combined potential value. Science Applications International Corporation and Salient Federal Solutions, Inc. each held 15 orders but with lower per-order values ($2.5 million and $1.4 million combined potential respectively). Kratos Technology & Training Solutions, Inc. held 4 orders valued at $527 thousand combined potential.

Customer concentration was extreme: the Department of the Navy Information Warfare Systems Command placed 72 of 73 orders ($14.9 million combined potential), with Defense Contract Management Agency placing one order ($7 thousand). All orders were unrestricted competitive awards. Task orders employed Cost Plus Fixed Fee or Cost No Fee pricing, with individual order ceilings ranging from $2.1 thousand to $1.4 million. The vehicle is a historical reference for Navy SPAWAR training support; new work should target TDSC Training Support 2018.

The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific (SSC PAC) Training Development and Support Center Branch, Code 43120, requires a contract to provide training support to SSC PAC, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Atlantic (SSC LANT), Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWARSYSCOM), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP), and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) in support of Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) systems and products integrated on their platforms. Requirements include experience and capabilities to provide essential technical, analytical, and developmental services support on the following, but not limited to; Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems (e.g. Automated Digital Network System (ADNS), Global Command and Control System-Maritime (GCCS-M), Computer Network Defense (CND), training systems (e.g. Virtual Hosting Environment (VHE), Network Security Vulnerability Technician (NSVT), support equipment, Joint systems (e.g. Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) and Foreign Military systems.