Commercial Range BPA

Statement of Objectives (SOO)

To provide streamlined acquisition and accelerated delivery of capabilities to the Warfighter to increase lethality through design, prototyping/development, experimentation, test & evaluation/assessment, and procurement.

The contractor shall provide personnel, equipment, materials, facilities, transportation, tools, and supervision to plan, execute, and report on capability demonstrations, tests, and experimentation. This includes test planning, range coordination, and test execution.

• Commercial Infrastructure: Contractor must own/operate multi-domain operational (MDO) facilities within 90 miles driving of Fort Bragg, NC. Facilities should have organic capability to mitigate cost and maximize responsiveness.

• Personnel Expertise: Contractor must possess organic expertise across various domains (special operations, cyber, unmanned systems/counter-unmanned systems, space, etc.) and functions (design, prototyping, test & evaluation, acquisition, training). Avoidance of outsourcing the majority of requirements is desired.

• Range Access: Provide flexible and responsive range access, including extended hours, weekends, and holidays.

• Specific Facilities Required:

  • Small arms ranges for livefire.
  • Pre-coordinated airspace for manned and unmanned flight operations.
  • Breaching area for mechanical and explosive techniques.
  • At least three multi-building villages (minimum four buildings) accessible by air and ground.
  • Multi-story shoothouse.
  • Trench network representative of operational theaters.
  • Red Team stand-ins for realistic scenarios.
  • Facilities for electronic warfare and spectrum operations.
  • Equipment storage facilities.
  • Living accommodations for at least 12 personnel.
  • Subterranean complex with tunnels, rooms, and degraded ambient light/communication effects.
  • Robotics laboratory and classroom space for CAD, 3D printing, prototyping, integration, and innovative sprints.

• Personnel Specialization: Provide highly experienced technical and tactical specialists in UAS/CUAS and robotics.

• Safety: Contractor is responsible for all range safety aspects and must comply with all applicable regulations.

• Security: Contractor shall establish procedures for handling Government information and vendor-proprietary data with appropriate safeguards.

• Facilities must be located within 90 minutes driving of Fort Bragg, NC.

• Contractor must own/operate facilities at the time of proposal submission.

• Must have organic capabilities to avoid significant outsourcing.

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to provide commercial range facilities, realistic training environments, and associated subject matter expertise. The services are in support of the U.S. Army's Joint Innovation Outpost (JIOP) and other authorized Government users located within a 90-mile driving radius of Fort Bragg, NC. This is not a request for quote (RFQ) at this time, but a synopsis for informational purposes. The government is seeking access to existing commercial facilities, not construction services.

Services include, but are not limited to, providing access to a comprehensive suite of training infrastructure such as:

• Small arms live-fire ranges

• Multi-story shoot houses and multi-building training villages

• Subterranean training complexes

• Areas suitable for UAS/C-UAS and Electronic Warfare (EW) training

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) support in various tactical and technical domains

• Contract Type: Multiple-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

• Period of Performance: One (1) twelve-month base year, with four (4) twelve-month option periods.

• Estimated Maximum Value: $9,000,000.00 over the life of the agreement (estimate, not a guarantee of orders).

• BPAs will be evaluated annually and may remain in place for up to five (5) years.

• The full Request for Quotation (RFQ) package, including the final Performance Work Statement (PWS), proposal submission instructions, and evaluation criteria, will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

• Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: 17 February 2026

• Questions Due Date: 24 February 2026

• Proposal Closing Date & Time: March 03, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

• Interested parties should respond electronically to SSG Joshua D. Phillips (joshua.d.phillips70.mil@army.mil) with a courtesy copy to SFC Cameron R. Wade (cameron.r.wade.mil@army.mil) referencing "FY26-FY31 JIOP Commercial Range Services BPA at Fort Bragg" in the subject field.

• Required submission elements include UEI Number, CAGE Code, Tax ID Number, POC information, website address, small business details, and a Capability Statement.

• Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

• This acquisition is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside.

• All offerors must be certified as a Small Business under NAICS code 561210.

• Contractors must be registered in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) and the System for Award Management (SAM).

• A list of interested vendors will be maintained.

• The Contracting Office is the 419th Contracting Support Brigade (W51H72) at Fort Bragg, NC.

• The primary point of contact for the Contracting Officer is SFC Cameron R. Wade.

• The primary point of contact for the Contracting Specialist is Joshua D Phillips.

• Attachment: Commercial Range SOO