Gunnery Training Systems: Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action

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W900KK21R0055-01
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The U.S. Army's Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation is seeking to procure technical refresh, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing gunnery training simulation systems to support various Army and Marine Corps units. Systems included are Abrams Advanced Gunnery Training Systems, Bradley Conduct of Fire Trainer, Stryker Mobile Gun System AGTS, and USMC Light Armored Vehicle-25 AGTS. Responses are due by December 16, 2020, with an anticipated award date of Q1FY2022. The place of performance will be locations to be determined.

There is no set-aside designation, and full and open competition will be conducted under NAICS code 6920 and PSC code 6920. The estimated ceiling for the contract is $105 million. No incumbent or current contractor was named. The gunnery training systems shall provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training to fulfill requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicle gunnery units.

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Update #4 · Latest ·

Updated 14 January 2021

  1. Several questions were submitted as a result of the 16 December 2020 RFI. Attached are the Government's responses. 

Updated 16 December 2020

  1. Subsequent to the posting of the DRAFT RFP for GTS, the Government has provided Industry the capability to request and receive all Technical Data/Government Furnished Information that will be provided with the final RFP.  The Government requests confirmation from potential GTS prime contractors that your company, and your potential GTS RFP partners, have the required information needed to adequately propose to meet the anticipated GTS RFP requirements.
  2. If the answer to the above inquiry is ‘no', please identify the additional information that is required in order for your company, a potential prime contractor, to adequately propose to meet the anticipated GTS RFP requirements.  Additionally, provide specific rationale tied to a DRFP requirement that defines the need for this additional information.
  3. All responses to this RFI shall be sent to the Contract Specialist, Nicholas Mueller, at nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Dan Veenstra, at daniel.l.veenstra.civ@mail.mil by COB 31 December 2020.

UPDATED: 12/9/2020

This update is provided to notify industry that the Gunnery Training System’s Request for Proposal will be release in January 2021.

Original: 12/1/2020

Gunnery Training Systems 

Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action

In accordance with FAR 5.2, Army Contracting Command-Orlando provides the following information:

  1. Action Code: N/A Related notice ID #’s: W900KK21R0055, ACC-ORL-18-GUNNERY-RFI-1
  2. Date: December 1st
  3. Year: 2020
  4. Contracting Office ZIP Code: 32826
  5. Product or Service Code: 6920- Armament Training Devices.
  6. Contracting Office Address: 12211 Science Drive, Orlando FL
  7. Subject: Gunnery Training Systems; Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action
  8. Proposed Solicitation Number: W900KK-21-R-0055
  9. Closing Response Date: 12/16/2020
  10. Contact Point or Contracting Office: Nicholas Mueller, Contract Specialist  nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil
  11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
  12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Estimated: $105M ceiling
  13. Line Item Number: N/A
  14. Contract Award Date: Q1FY2022
  15. Contractor: TBD
  16. Place of Performance: TBD
  17. Set-aside Status: N/A Full-and -Open Competition
  18. Description: U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager Soldier Training (PM ST), Product Manager Virtual Training Systems (PdM VTS) Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) has a requirement for tech refresh, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing gunnery training simulation systems to support Forces Command (FORSCOM), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) requirements with training devices that support gunnery units with platform familiarization and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), as well as sustainment of gunnery skills.

The GTS contract scope is limited to deliverables of the following:

  • Abrams Advanced Gunnery Training Systems (AGTS) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
      • M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 AGTS
      • M1A2 SEP v2 AGTS Pre-Brief/After-Action Review (PAAR)
      • M1A2 SEP v4 AGTS
      • M1A1 Situational Awareness (SA) C-AGTS
      • M1A1 SA C-AGTS PAAR
  • Bradley Conduct of Fire Trainer (COFT) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System AGTSPre-Brief/After Action Review (PAAR)
  • USMC Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • USMC LAV-25 PAAR 

The GTS’ are virtual gunnery training simulators that shall provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training that fulfill Gunnery training requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicles.  The GTS shall provide capabilities that allow students to become familiar with the actual platform instrumentation including sensors, switches, and various terrain, environmental, and visibility conditions.


Through the selection of scenarios, GTS shall train soldiers’ physical and mental skills critical for successfully winning battles under any condition.  The GTS shall permit the Instructor/Operator to monitor soldier gunnery performance and soldier reactions to complex progression scenarios, to include randomly induced malfunctions through gunnery skill progression.
 
The GTS devices shall allow for training gunnery tasks including individual, crew, and collective tasks up to platoon level or higher as required in the applicable DO SOW. Systems that require PAAR support shall allow the Master Instructor/Operator to monitor exercises via a 2D Plan View Display (PVD) and 3D displays to view any vehicle in the exercise, communicate, and attach the 3D display eye point to a selected vehicle in accordance with the applicable DO SOW.  The PAAR shall support free eye point movement/teleportation to any location in the visual databases.  Computer Generated Forces (CGF) shall be provided to support section and platoon free play exercises.  PAAR capabilities shall be implemented as required by the applicable DO SOW and system requirements documentation.

Update #3 ·

Updated 16 December 2020

  1. Subsequent to the posting of the DRAFT RFP for GTS, the Government has provided Industry the capability to request and receive all Technical Data/Government Furnished Information that will be provided with the final RFP.  The Government requests confirmation from potential GTS prime contractors that your company, and your potential GTS RFP partners, have the required information needed to adequately propose to meet the anticipated GTS RFP requirements.
  2. If the answer to the above inquiry is ‘no', please identify the additional information that is required in order for your company, a potential prime contractor, to adequately propose to meet the anticipated GTS RFP requirements.  Additionally, provide specific rationale tied to a DRFP requirement that defines the need for this additional information.
  3. All responses to this RFI shall be sent to the Contract Specialist, Nicholas Mueller, at nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Dan Veenstra, at daniel.l.veenstra.civ@mail.mil by COB 31 December 2020.

UPDATED: 12/9/2020

This update is provided to notify industry that the Gunnery Training System’s Request for Proposal will be release in January 2021.

Original: 12/1/2020

Gunnery Training Systems 

Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action

In accordance with FAR 5.2, Army Contracting Command-Orlando provides the following information:

  1. Action Code: N/A Related notice ID #’s: W900KK21R0055, ACC-ORL-18-GUNNERY-RFI-1
  2. Date: December 1st
  3. Year: 2020
  4. Contracting Office ZIP Code: 32826
  5. Product or Service Code: 6920- Armament Training Devices.
  6. Contracting Office Address: 12211 Science Drive, Orlando FL
  7. Subject: Gunnery Training Systems; Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action
  8. Proposed Solicitation Number: W900KK-21-R-0055
  9. Closing Response Date: 12/16/2020
  10. Contact Point or Contracting Office: Nicholas Mueller, Contract Specialist  nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil
  11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
  12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Estimated: $105M ceiling
  13. Line Item Number: N/A
  14. Contract Award Date: Q1FY2022
  15. Contractor: TBD
  16. Place of Performance: TBD
  17. Set-aside Status: N/A Full-and -Open Competition
  18. Description: U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager Soldier Training (PM ST), Product Manager Virtual Training Systems (PdM VTS) Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) has a requirement for tech refresh, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing gunnery training simulation systems to support Forces Command (FORSCOM), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) requirements with training devices that support gunnery units with platform familiarization and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), as well as sustainment of gunnery skills.

The GTS contract scope is limited to deliverables of the following:

  • Abrams Advanced Gunnery Training Systems (AGTS) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
      • M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 AGTS
      • M1A2 SEP v2 AGTS Pre-Brief/After-Action Review (PAAR)
      • M1A2 SEP v4 AGTS
      • M1A1 Situational Awareness (SA) C-AGTS
      • M1A1 SA C-AGTS PAAR
  • Bradley Conduct of Fire Trainer (COFT) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System AGTSPre-Brief/After Action Review (PAAR)
  • USMC Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • USMC LAV-25 PAAR 

The GTS’ are virtual gunnery training simulators that shall provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training that fulfill Gunnery training requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicles.  The GTS shall provide capabilities that allow students to become familiar with the actual platform instrumentation including sensors, switches, and various terrain, environmental, and visibility conditions.


Through the selection of scenarios, GTS shall train soldiers’ physical and mental skills critical for successfully winning battles under any condition.  The GTS shall permit the Instructor/Operator to monitor soldier gunnery performance and soldier reactions to complex progression scenarios, to include randomly induced malfunctions through gunnery skill progression.
 
The GTS devices shall allow for training gunnery tasks including individual, crew, and collective tasks up to platoon level or higher as required in the applicable DO SOW. Systems that require PAAR support shall allow the Master Instructor/Operator to monitor exercises via a 2D Plan View Display (PVD) and 3D displays to view any vehicle in the exercise, communicate, and attach the 3D display eye point to a selected vehicle in accordance with the applicable DO SOW.  The PAAR shall support free eye point movement/teleportation to any location in the visual databases.  Computer Generated Forces (CGF) shall be provided to support section and platoon free play exercises.  PAAR capabilities shall be implemented as required by the applicable DO SOW and system requirements documentation.

Update #2 ·

UPDATED: 12/9/2020

This update is provided to notify industry that the Gunnery Training System’s Request for Proposal will be release in January 2021.

Original: 12/1/2020

Gunnery Training Systems 

Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action

In accordance with FAR 5.2, Army Contracting Command-Orlando provides the following information:

  1. Action Code: N/A Related notice ID #’s: W900KK21R0055, ACC-ORL-18-GUNNERY-RFI-1
  2. Date: December 1st
  3. Year: 2020
  4. Contracting Office ZIP Code: 32826
  5. Product or Service Code: 6920- Armament Training Devices.
  6. Contracting Office Address: 12211 Science Drive, Orlando FL
  7. Subject: Gunnery Training Systems; Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action
  8. Proposed Solicitation Number: W900KK-21-R-0055
  9. Closing Response Date: 12/16/2020
  10. Contact Point or Contracting Office: Nicholas Mueller, Contract Specialist  nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil
  11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
  12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Estimated: $105M ceiling
  13. Line Item Number: N/A
  14. Contract Award Date: Q1FY2022
  15. Contractor: TBD
  16. Place of Performance: TBD
  17. Set-aside Status: N/A Full-and -Open Competition
  18. Description: U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager Soldier Training (PM ST), Product Manager Virtual Training Systems (PdM VTS) Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) has a requirement for tech refresh, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing gunnery training simulation systems to support Forces Command (FORSCOM), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) requirements with training devices that support gunnery units with platform familiarization and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), as well as sustainment of gunnery skills.

The GTS contract scope is limited to deliverables of the following:

  • Abrams Advanced Gunnery Training Systems (AGTS) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
      • M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 AGTS
      • M1A2 SEP v2 AGTS Pre-Brief/After-Action Review (PAAR)
      • M1A2 SEP v4 AGTS
      • M1A1 Situational Awareness (SA) C-AGTS
      • M1A1 SA C-AGTS PAAR
  • Bradley Conduct of Fire Trainer (COFT) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System AGTSPre-Brief/After Action Review (PAAR)
  • USMC Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • USMC LAV-25 PAAR 

The GTS’ are virtual gunnery training simulators that shall provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training that fulfill Gunnery training requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicles.  The GTS shall provide capabilities that allow students to become familiar with the actual platform instrumentation including sensors, switches, and various terrain, environmental, and visibility conditions.


Through the selection of scenarios, GTS shall train soldiers’ physical and mental skills critical for successfully winning battles under any condition.  The GTS shall permit the Instructor/Operator to monitor soldier gunnery performance and soldier reactions to complex progression scenarios, to include randomly induced malfunctions through gunnery skill progression.
 
The GTS devices shall allow for training gunnery tasks including individual, crew, and collective tasks up to platoon level or higher as required in the applicable DO SOW. Systems that require PAAR support shall allow the Master Instructor/Operator to monitor exercises via a 2D Plan View Display (PVD) and 3D displays to view any vehicle in the exercise, communicate, and attach the 3D display eye point to a selected vehicle in accordance with the applicable DO SOW.  The PAAR shall support free eye point movement/teleportation to any location in the visual databases.  Computer Generated Forces (CGF) shall be provided to support section and platoon free play exercises.  PAAR capabilities shall be implemented as required by the applicable DO SOW and system requirements documentation.

Update #1 ·

Gunnery Training Systems

Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action

In accordance with FAR 5.2, Army Contracting Command-Orlando provides the following information:

  1. Action Code: N/A Related notice ID #’s: W900KK21R0055, ACC-ORL-18-GUNNERY-RFI-1
  2. Date: December 1st
  3. Year: 2020
  4. Contracting Office ZIP Code: 32826
  5. Product or Service Code: 6920- Armament Training Devices.
  6. Contracting Office Address: 12211 Science Drive, Orlando FL
  7. Subject: Gunnery Training Systems; Synopsis of Proposed Contract Action
  8. Proposed Solicitation Number: W900KK-21-R-0055
  9. Closing Response Date: 12/16/2020
  10. Contact Point or Contracting Office: Nicholas Mueller, Contract Specialist  nicholas.j.mueller7.civ@mail.mil
  11. Contract Award and Solicitation Number: TBD
  12. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Estimated: $105M ceiling
  13. Line Item Number: N/A
  14. Contract Award Date: Q1FY2022
  15. Contractor: TBD
  16. Place of Performance: TBD
  17. Set-aside Status: N/A Full-and -Open Competition
  18. Description: U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), Project Manager Soldier Training (PM ST), Product Manager Virtual Training Systems (PdM VTS) Gunnery Training Systems (GTS) has a requirement for tech refresh, concurrency upgrades, and production of existing gunnery training simulation systems to support Forces Command (FORSCOM), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) Training and Education Command (TECOM) requirements with training devices that support gunnery units with platform familiarization and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), as well as sustainment of gunnery skills.

The GTS contract scope is limited to deliverables of the following:

  • Abrams Advanced Gunnery Training Systems (AGTS) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
      • M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) v2 AGTS
      • M1A2 SEP v2 AGTS Pre-Brief/After-Action Review (PAAR)
      • M1A2 SEP v4 AGTS
      • M1A1 Situational Awareness (SA) C-AGTS
      • M1A1 SA C-AGTS PAAR
  • Bradley Conduct of Fire Trainer (COFT) (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade/Production)
    • Stryker Mobile Gun System AGTSPre-Brief/After Action Review (PAAR)
  • USMC Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) AGTS (Tech Refresh/Upgrade)
    • USMC LAV-25 PAAR 

The GTS’ are virtual gunnery training simulators that shall provide initial familiarization training, skills progression, and sustainment training that fulfill Gunnery training requirements for wheeled and tracked vehicles.  The GTS shall provide capabilities that allow students to become familiar with the actual platform instrumentation including sensors, switches, and various terrain, environmental, and visibility conditions.


Through the selection of scenarios, GTS shall train soldiers’ physical and mental skills critical for successfully winning battles under any condition.  The GTS shall permit the Instructor/Operator to monitor soldier gunnery performance and soldier reactions to complex progression scenarios, to include randomly induced malfunctions through gunnery skill progression.
 
The GTS devices shall allow for training gunnery tasks including individual, crew, and collective tasks up to platoon level or higher as required in the applicable DO SOW. Systems that require PAAR support shall allow the Master Instructor/Operator to monitor exercises via a 2D Plan View Display (PVD) and 3D displays to view any vehicle in the exercise, communicate, and attach the 3D display eye point to a selected vehicle in accordance with the applicable DO SOW.  The PAAR shall support free eye point movement/teleportation to any location in the visual databases.  Computer Generated Forces (CGF) shall be provided to support section and platoon free play exercises.  PAAR capabilities shall be implemented as required by the applicable DO SOW and system requirements documentation.

Files

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20210114 Consolidated RFI3 Responses.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
Gunnery Training Systems: Award Award Award Notice
Gunnery Training Systems: Solicitation Latest solicitation Solicitation
This notice Pre-Solicitation
DRAFT RFP: Gunnery Training Systems Pre-Solicitation
Request for Information: Gunnery Training Systems, Business Strategy Original Pre-Solicitation

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