The contract, valued at $455 million, supports the recent $1.7 billion award to GDIT by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) for simulation capabilities and training support services to prepare initial entry-level and graduate-level rotary wing flight training at Fort Novosel.

Under the terms of the 12-year contract, CAE will build and deliver new full-flight simulators for the CH-47F and UH-60M platforms to meet the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence's rotary-wing simulation services requirements. In addition to owning and operating the new training devices, CAE will also implement CH-47F and UH-60M software configurations for reconfigurable collective training devices.

Located at the U.S Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE), the FSTSS program represents the world's largest helicopter simulation training program, replacing the former Flight School XXI (FSXXI) program, which supported simulation and training for nearly two decades. The FSXXI program trains approximately 3,900 Army aviators annually, bringing Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) and graduate-level pilots, crews and units to a higher level of proficiency.

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The contracted work will be performed in Lackland, Texas; and Tucson, Arizona, with an estimated completion date of December 2, 2027.

At the time of the award, $6.2 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Operations and Maintenance, Air National Guard funds were obligated. The U.S. National Guard Bureau Directorate of Acquisitions, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity.

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The full list of contractors is: A&T Systems Inc. of Silver Spring, Maryland, (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Advanced IT Concepts of West Springs, Florida (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Advanced Systems Development Inc. of Falls Church, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Ascendant Services LLC of McLean, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); AttainX Inc. of Herndon, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Bowhead Total Enterprise Solutions LLC of Spring eld, Virginia, (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Business Enabled Acquisition and Technology of San Antonio, Texas (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Chartis Consulting Corp. of McLean, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Chugach Technical Solutions LLC of Anchorage, Alaska (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Cordev Inc. of Falls Church, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Enterprise Solutions and Management Corp. of Spring eld, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Full Spectrum Operations LLC of Fairfax Station, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Futron Inc. of Woodbridge, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); GC&E Federal LLC of Peachtree Corners, Georgia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); GStek Inc. of Chesapeake, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Information Management Group Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Information Systems Solution Inc., Rockville, Maryland (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); KaiHonua LLC of Kailua, Hawaii (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Leader Communications Inc. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Link Solutions Inc. of McLean, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000), MilVets System Technology Inc. of Orlando, Florida (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00006); Nova Dine LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona (W91RUS-23-F-0000 P00000); Oneida Technical Solutions of Oneida, New York (W91RUS-23-F-0000 P00006); OSC Edge of Atlanta, Georgia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); People Technology and Process LLC of Tampa, Florida (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Systems Integration Modeling and Solutions Inc. of Tullahoma, Tennessee (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Thunder Ridge Solutions Co. of Fairfax, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); Vision Information Technology Consultants LLC of San Antonio, Texas (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000); and Zantech IT Services Inc. of Tysons Corner, Virginia (W91RUS-23-F-0000, P00000). Many of these are classified as small businesses under DoD guidelines.

The locations for the work performed under the contracts and the work's funding will be determined according to each order. All work has an estimated completion date of June 17, 2028.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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