Test Execution Services and Launch Augmentation (TESTLA)

The Test Execution Services and Launch Augmentation (TESTLA) Master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract supports a wide range of technical and research services for the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT). The contract's scope encompasses multiple mission-critical areas including Integrated Missile Defense, Warfighter Weapon Development, Live-Fire Test and Evaluation, Homeland Security, Cyber Technology, Space Dominance, and various specialized technology programs involving advanced testing and research capabilities. These services are designed to support complex defense and national security technology development across multiple domains.

Task orders under this IDIQ demonstrate a focus on specialized technical labor, research, and development projects with typical values ranging from $5,000 to $67.4 million. Key contractors include Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc. and Dynetics, Inc., who have been awarded significant cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery orders for projects such as 1000 km target labor, Extended Air Defense Simulation, and nuclear arms control technologies research. The task orders consistently show no specific small business set-aside designations and predominantly feature performance locations in Huntsville, Alabama. Common pricing structures include cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-plus-incentive, indicating complex, potentially high-risk technical work requiring flexible cost recovery mechanisms. The contract's original award date was November 15, 2013, with an original last date to order of November 20, 2017, and a shared ceiling value of $220 million.