$475M for US Army Targetry Systems: 2011-2016

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At the end of August 2011, the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, MI issued a maximum $475 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity multiple-award-contract for the Army Targetry Systems program. Items bought include Stationary Infantry Targets, Stationary Armor Targets, Moving Infantry Targets, Moving Armor Targets, Sound Effect Simulators, plus associated computers and software to run the ranges used for soldier qualification. Work location will be determined with each task order, which will be open to competition among the winning firms. The contract will run until May 3/16, and all 5 bids received qualified. The winners were:

• Lockheed Martin Corporation in Orlando, FL (W56HZV-11-D-0146)
  
• Action Target Inc. in Provo, UT (W56HZV-11-D-0147)
  
• Meggitt Training Systems in Suwanee, GA (W56HZV-11-D-0148)
  
• Strategic Systems Inc. in Decatur, AL (W56HZV-11-D-0149)
  
• Saab Training USA LLC in Orlando, FL (W56HZV-11-D-0150)

This is not the first such contract issued by the US Army, just the latest in a long series. Many of the winners remain the same.