Test and Evaluation Technologies for Ranges Armaments and Spectrum (TETRAS)

The Air Force Materiel Command awarded a Master IDIQ on October 1, 2017, for research and development services including quick reaction, test and evaluation, developing, prototyping, and limited fabrication and manufacturing. Ordering authority extends through September 30, 2027, leaving 14 months to place new task orders against a shared ceiling of $998 million. The vehicle succeeded the C4I and Munitions Test Improvement Contract IV and consolidates test and evaluation work previously fragmented across multiple programs.

Activity has declined sharply in recent years. The vehicle issued 96 task orders since award, with peak ordering in 2019 (22 orders) followed by a steep drop: 6 orders in 2020, 4 in 2021, 12 in 2022, and only 1 in 2023. The most recent task order award occurred in August 2023. Combined potential value across all task orders stands at $1.02 billion, with $643.6 million (63 percent) obligated to date.

Task orders span weapons system development, range infrastructure, cyber capabilities, and spectrum analysis. Representative work includes Autonomous and Automated Weapon System Design ($241.8 million ceiling), Cybersecurity Development Assessment and Test Engineering ($139.9 million ceiling), Cyber Threat Acquisition for Test & Evaluation ($70.9 million ceiling), and RNRE Prototype & Development II ($59 million ceiling). Orders also cover mid-pressure arc heater power supply, network bandwidth expansion, hypersonic program support, unmanned aerial systems testing, and equipment boards and components. Pricing is predominantly Cost Plus Fixed Fee; a smaller number use Firm Fixed Price or Cost No Fee structures.

Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation dominates by potential value with 16 orders totaling $458.7 million. Booz Allen Hamilton follows with 11 orders worth $284.2 million, and Dynetics holds 15 orders valued at $163.9 million. Radiance Technologies and Wavelink round out the top five. These five firms hold 95 percent of combined potential value, concentrated among the top three. Activity is heavily skewed toward Air Force Materiel Command, which placed 57 orders worth $176.9 million. The broader Department of the Air Force, Navy Naval Air Systems Command, and Army Acquisition Support Center collectively account for the remaining customer base. All 96 task orders carry unrestricted, non-set-aside designations. Place of performance is dispersed across test ranges and facilities including Eglin Air Force Base, Arnold Engineering Development Complex, Holloman Air Force Base, Reagan Test Site, and subordinate range operations.

The Air Force Test Center has awarded a Master IDIQ for research and development (R & D) services including quick reaction, test and evaluation, developing, prototyping, and limited fabrication/manufacturing. This new contract encompasses work scope previously acquired via the Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence (C4I) Munitions Test Improvement Contract (CIMTIC) program.