SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE - 1CD Fort Hood - Simulation-Based Training System for Armored Fighting Vehicle Tactical Decision-Making
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- PANMCC25P0000028948
- Agency
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MICC Fort Hood
Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 513210 Software Publishers
- Place of performance
- Fort Hood, Texas 76544, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas is seeking licensed software through the Department of the Army Materiel Command Mission and Installation Contracting Command Fort Hood to provide simulation-based training for armored fighting vehicle formations' tactical decision-making procedures. The procurement aims to deliver low-overhead, flexible, and scalable simulation training capabilities that address contemporary and future operational environments for leader personnel in armored vehicle formations. The technical requirements specify a comprehensive system with integrated content creation tools, network support for multi-day exercises accommodating up to 100 simultaneous operators, robust after-action review functionality, and advanced simulation capabilities including energy-based vulnerability modeling and dynamic terrain simulation. The government encourages participation from all small businesses across socioeconomic categories, including 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Women-Owned Small Business concerns. This sources sought notice has a response deadline of August 28, 2025, and serves solely for market research and planning purposes without constituting a formal solicitation.
The procurement does not include any set-aside designations and no current contractors or incumbents are identified in the notice. The technical specifications indicate the system must support complex training scenarios with up to 12 distinct scenario parties and accommodate up to 1,440 combat vehicles per party across various combat environments. The simulation requirements encompass multiple operational domains including artillery systems with ranges up to 80 kilometers, drone and anti-drone capabilities, and sophisticated combat interaction modeling for infantry, crew-served weapons, and vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices. The system must provide multiple viewing modes including first-person, map, and bird's eye perspectives while supporting detailed munition effect simulations for various projectile types. All features designated as "Market-Ready" must be fully functional in the delivered version without requiring future development, and the government anticipates a continuing need for warfighter exercises under NAICS code 513210 (Software Publishers).
Notice text
SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE THIS IS A Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government desires to procure licensed software to provide a contract to provide for 1st Calvary Division (1CD), Fort Hood, TX. 1CD seeks to train leader personnel of armored fighting vehicle formations in tactical decision-making procedures. Simulation-assisted training is a part of the portfolio of training methods. In order to provide low-overhead, flexible, and scalable simulation-based training with respect to the contemporary and future operational environment. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes – it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to these sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code(s) is: 513210- Software publishers. A continuing need is anticipated for 1CD Warfighter Exercise. Attached are the Technical Requirements Specification. In response to these sources sought, please provide:
1.Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UEI number, CAGE code, astatement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) suchas SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. Seeattached.
2.Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a primecontractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will bepursued, if any.
3.Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a primecontractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe,government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capabilitydetermination.
4.Information to help determine if the requirement is commercially available, including pricinginformation, basis for the pricing information (e.g., market pricing, catalog pricing), deliveryschedules, customary terms and conditions, warranties, etc.
5.Identify how the Army can best structure these contract requirements to facilitate competitionby and among small business concerns.
6.Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restrictingcompetition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition,Scott Kukes, at scott.d.kukes.civ@mail.mil or 210-466-3015, if you believe that this action isunreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement,and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects thatunreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion.
7.Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring theidentified items/services.
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