Small Arms Weapons Training

The Mission and Installation Contracting Command at Fort Bliss, Texas, is soliciting qualified small businesses to provide comprehensive support for a Synthetic Small Arms Simulation Gymnasium to be deployed at McGregor Range in Chaparral, New Mexico. The contract requires the contractor to deliver and sustain an advanced training system that integrates synthetic and live-fire converted weapons powered by compressed air, enabling Soldiers to conduct Combat Marksmanship and Advanced Marksmanship training. The system must incorporate grid-pattern sports vision, cognitive drills, human performance simulation, threat/non-threat recognition, and eye-tracking technology, leveraging research from cognitive neuroscience, learning theory, and sports reaction training to enhance individual performance. The contractor is responsible for the full lifecycle support of the system, including operations, maintenance, sustainment, instructor training, content management, and reporting, with a mandate to ensure continuous system availability to meet scheduled training requirements. Administrative and Site Lead support are also required, with all activities centered on the training range location in New Mexico. The solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, and offers must be submitted by the July 6, 2026 deadline through SAM.gov. The contract is governed by the Service Contract Act, mandating compliance with specific wage determinations, hazard pay differentials for handling ordnance and explosives, uniform maintenance reimbursements, paid federal holidays, vacation accrual, health and welfare benefits, and paid sick leave under Executive Orders 13658 and 13706. Contractors must conform job classifications to the SCA wage schedule and submit SF-1444 forms for any unlisted occupations requiring approval from the Department of Labor. While no explicit contract value, performance period, or evaluation criteria are specified in the available data, the place of performance is firmly established at McGregor Range, New Mexico, with the contracting office based at Fort Bliss, Texas. No contract clauses, packaging or marking requirements, inspection protocols, or key personnel designations are detailed, but labor compliance and technical system readiness are central to performance expectations.