Army Capabilities Integration and Development System (ACIDS) Analysts Sources Sought

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) at Fort Eustis intends to solicit Army Capabilities Integration and Development System (ACIDS) Analysts support services on a competitive basis, 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, with responses to this sources sought due by 10:00 AM EST on July 24, 2026.

Work is performed at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia (1900 Jackson Avenue), with remote work authorized only upon Government facility closure. The requirement involves comprehensive analysis, documentation, and requirements development supporting the Army Training Support Center's Force on Force Training Division in defining next-generation Live Training Environment requirements for Tactical Engagement Simulation and Instrumentation System capabilities aligned with the Synthetic Training Environment Live Training System initiative.

Key personnel must include a Project Manager, Instrumentation System Requirements Analyst, and Tactical Engagement Simulation Requirements Analyst, available 0800–1600 Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. Required personnel must possess ACIDS documentation development experience, knowledge of the Force Management System web application, familiarity with Combat Training Center operations, and completion of specific Warfighter Acquisition University courses. All contractor personnel must maintain an active Secret-level security clearance throughout performance. The contractor must maintain SECRET facility clearance and complete four high-level objectives: Concept of Employment development, Knowledge Development Plan data entry, Live Training Requirements Analysis including capability gap analysis, and ACIDS document development and staffing within 5% of specified suspense dates, with zero late deliverables permitted.

The anticipated period of performance consists of a base year plus six option years, commencing in September 2026, at an estimated 4,368 man-hours per year. The contract type is anticipated as Firm Fixed Price. NAICS code 541990 applies (PSC R405). Interested parties must submit a capabilities statement of no more than ten pages by the due date to Emily Cicolini (Contract Specialist, emily.s.cicolini.civ@army.mil) and Arianna Taylor (Contracting Officer, arianna.m.taylor4.civ@army.mil). No telephone inquiries will be accepted.