ONE-STOP EFFICIENCY
than WWSS in delivering
capability
while balancing Soldier requirements and taxpayer resources.
GTACS is a base contract that
PM WIN-T’s product manager for SAT- COM will use to issue delivery and task orders. Instead of awarding multiple con- tracts, the Army can now efficiently award numerous delivery and task orders from a single contract. Te GTACS source selec- tion process resulted in an award to 20 prime contractors, compared with six on the WWSS contract. As primes, they can compete for the broad spectrum of work anticipated under the contract.
PACKAGING SERVICES
Managers of large PORs, such as PM WIN-T and PM Distributed Common Ground System – Army, use the CHS program to fulfill their multiyear sustainment strategies, taking advantage of bundled services to control costs across the product life cycle. (Photo by SGT Thaddeus Harrington, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs)
Te increased number of vendors, both small and large contractors, is expected to provide the best solutions based on requirements. Tis
large, multiple-
award IDIQ contract type is expected to reduce administrative redundancy and provide cost savings as a result of increased competition.
contract vehicles to provide economies of scale, lowering prices and total life-cycle system management costs.
A FAR-REACHING CONTRACT Te GTACS contract, awarded in Octo- ber 2012, has a $10 billion ceiling, making it one of the largest that DOD plans to issue within the next few years. GTACS provides one-stop shopping for a wide variety of hardware and the ser- vices to support it. Te contract’s range, flexibility and consolidation capabilities will enable the Army, DOD and other agencies to spend more efficiently and to provide the right capability rapidly to the battlefield.
GTACS provides centralized, competi- tive contracting to support PEO C3T in acquiring state-of-the-art solutions. PEO C3T develops, fields and supports fully
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networked capability sets, connecting the fixed command post to the com- mander on-the-move to the dismounted Soldier. GTACS covers
the necessary
hardware, software, equipment and data, with an emphasis on tactical sat- ellite
communications (SATCOM).
During the five-year ordering period of the GTACS contract, the needs of PEO C3T are expected to evolve in response to emerging threats and changing bat- tlefield requirements, and the GTACS contract is designed to provide the flex- ibility and responsiveness required to support the PEO C3T mission.
Slated as a replacement for the $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract, GTACS is an indefinite-deliv- ery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Te GTACS contracting vehicle is even more flexible, efficient and competitive
Inherent within its design, GTACS
includes a variety of contractors that can support any task the government requires, so long as it is within the scope of the Per- formance Work Statement. It allows for shortened timelines for awarding delivery and task orders, which in turn can save the government money while providing critical equipment and services to the Soldier in a timely manner.
GTACS was designed to manage a program’s entire life cycle and to have a broader scope than WWSS, including tactical radios or any other equipment that PEO C3T needs to complete
its mission. Te contract
provides for three functional areas: research and development, production and deployment, and sustainment and logistics. Tis means that no matter where a capability is in the acquisition
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