(Synopsis) Battle Command Training Equipment (BCTE)

On behalf of the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI), the Army Contracting Command (ACC) Orlando is issuing this synopsis in accordance with the requirement at FAR Subpart 5.2 Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The Government intends to award a contract for the Battle Command Training Equipment (BCTE) program.

The Government intends to issue a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Reimbursable (CR), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinate Delivery/Indefinate Quantity (IDIQ) supply contract. The contract award will be to a single offeror using a Best Value/Trade-off system.  The period of performance (PoP) for this procurement will be 7 years. The U.S. Government's determination is that the (BCTE) contract shall be competed under a single award IDIQ, Total Small Business Set Aside, Full and Open Competition. The North American Industry Classification code is 541519 - Other Computer Related Services and the small business size standard is 150 employees. The solicitation for this procurement is W900KK-23-R-0009. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted to the www.sam.gov website by the end of March 2023. The closing response date will be 30 days after posting of the solicitation. 

Background:

The BCTE effort will provide Program Management (PM), engineering support services, logistics, procurement of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Information Technology (IT) hardware and software, licensing, furniture, audiovisual  and video teleconference equipment, installation services, and Electronic Security Systems in support of the Battle Command Training Equipment (BCTE) mission to provide training enablers for Mission Training Complex (MTC) locations and new MTC Military Construction, Army (MCA) projects. This effort includes the purchase of hardware and necessary licenses for the Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC).

Program Requirement:

The U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) has a requirement to equip training locations with the training enablers needed to conduct individual and collective Mission Command (MC) trainings. The Mission Training Complexes (MTCs) or CBCSE sites serve as the installation’s focal point for integrated Home Station Training by integrating multiple training assets - facilities, technical and support personnel, live digital ranges, virtual simulators and simulations and constructive simulations in support of mission command training (individual, leader, crew/section, battle staff, collective) for operational units. The BCTE program provides CBCSE and BCTC-ES to locations supporting the Active Component (AC), Army National Guard (ARNG) and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) at CONUS and OCONUS installations. In addition to providing the initial fielding, PEO STRI has the requirement to provide life cycle replacement of COTS IT hardware, software licenses required to meet the Cybersecurity and RMF policies for Department of Defense (DoD) IT systems to maintain cybersecurity and replacement of defective BCTC-ES during the performance of this contract. BCTE enables training effectiveness by providing the locations with an improved ability to link constructive simulations with MC training, connecting the training environment to the operational environments. 

Draft Solicitation:

A draft solicitation for this contemplated effort was posted to www.sam.gov under Solicitation Notice number W900KK-23-R-0009, Battle Command Training Equipment (BCTE) DRAFT RFP, posted on 05 January 2023 . Please review the draft solicitation for more details. Note that the draft solicitation is for informational purposed only and does not constitute a solicitation or proposal.

Disclaimer:

This synopsis is published in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2 and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor should it be construed as such. Submission of any information in response to this synopsis is not requested.  There shall be no basis for claims against the Government as a result of any information contained in this posting.

Primary Points of Contact 

Keith L. Adams

Contract Specialist

Keith.l.adams3.civ@army.mil 

Cara L.Borowski

Contract Specialist

Cara.l.borowski2.civ@army.mil

Secondary Point of Contact:

Marvin J. Hagan

Contracting Officer

Marvin.j.hagan.civ@army.mil