- The Air Force has awarded $1.9 billion in advisory support contracts
- The awards cover aerospace research and development support
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Aventis and Gauss Management Research and Engineering a combined $1.9 billion in contracts for technical and management advisory support.
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The Department of War said Monday the Air Force Test Center at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida awarded four separate cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts to the three companies and did not obligate funds at the time of award.
What Is the Scope of the Air Force Contract?
The four contracts provide technical and management advisory services in support of aerospace research, development, and test and evaluation activities. Each contract is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2031. The awards break down as follows:
- Aventis — $523.9 million and $323.4 million
- Gauss Management Research and Engineering — $115.9 million
- Odyssey Systems Consulting Group — $934.1 million
Where Will the Companies Perform Work Under the Contracts?
Work under the contracts will be performed at, but not limited to, the following locations:
- Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
- Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
- Beale AFB, California
- Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
- Duke Field, Florida
- Edwards AFB, California
- Eglin AFB, Florida
- Gunter Annex, Alabama
- Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts
- Hickam AFB, Hawaii
- Hill AFB, Utah
- Holloman AFB, New Mexico
- Hurlburt Field, Florida
- Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
- Langley AFB, Virginia
- March Air Reserve Base, California
- McConnell AFB, Kansas
- Melbourne, Florida
- Nellis AFB, Nevada
- Patrick AFB, Florida
- Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
- Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
- Robins AFB, Georgia
- San Antonio, Texas
- Schriever SFB, Colorado
- Tinker AFB, Oklahoma
- Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
What Is TMAS 3?
While the DOW news release did not specify whether these awards fall under it, the scope of the contracts appears to align with the Technical and Management Advisory Services 3, or TMAS 3, program, the Air Force Test Center’s enterprisewide approach for management and advisory services. The program provides professional services support at Edwards AFB, Eglin AFB and the Arnold Engineering Development Complex, according to a notice published on SAM.gov.
Services under TMAS 3 include requirements definition; management and professional services; research and development; analyses and evaluations; technical and non-technical support; program management; acquisition support; information management; logistics; science and engineering; financial assistance; and security management in support of the Air Force’s test enterprise.
The Air Force Test Center plans to competitively award TMAS 3 task orders under the General Services Administration’s One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus Small Business, or OASIS+ SB, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts. Awards are made using Fair Opportunity Selection Procedures under FAR Part 16.505, with vendor self-scoring used to evaluate technical capability, cost and price.
