Synthetic Training Environment Virtual Software
Overview
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SUMMARY
KEY REQUIREMENTS
BUDGET
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August 27th, 2026: Draft CFS posting
August 27th, 2026 - September 9th, 2026: Draft CFS Q&A
September 10th, 2026: Final CFS posting
September 15th - 17th, 2026: Industry Day and One on One sessions
September 21st, 2026: CFS solutions due
September 25th, 2026: Down select notifications
October 13th - 15th, 2026: Lot 1-5 Demos
October 23rd, 2026: Select Lot 1-5 vendors
October 26th - 30th, 2026: SOW/PWS collaboration and Final Price Solutions
November 6th, 2026: Anticipated Lots 1-5 awards
QUESTION DEADLINE
CONTACTS
Primary procurement contact — name, title, email, and phone
Additional decision-makers and their departments
Issuing Agency
Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Grounds
DESCRIPTION
The government is seeking vendors to provide synthetic training environment virtual software that delivers the desired capabilities of the user community while supporting third-party integration. The requirement includes common core software, simulation application software, and an open system architecture with published software development kits and application programming interfaces.
The selected vendor is expected to provide a detailed technical roadmap for delivering the capability in a future near-term software release. The scope also includes hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing, enterprise integration support, and the deployment and management of a government-owned DevSecOps continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline, enterprise API gateways, message bus, and physical software integration laboratory under the direct supervision of the government program office.
The solution should enable user manipulation and rapid integration of future capabilities through open interfaces and modular architecture.
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Frequently asked questions
- When is the submission deadline?
- Submissions are due September 21, 2026. Questions must be submitted by September 9, 2026.
- What is the budget for this RFP?
- The published budget is $250,000,000.
- Who issued this RFP?
- It was issued by Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Grounds. The work is located in Orlando, Florida, United States.
- Who is a good fit for this opportunity?
- Defense and military simulation software developers
- Experience delivering synthetic training environments and simulation applications
- Expertise in open system architectures, SDKs, APIs, and third-party integration
- Proven hardware-in-the-loop integration and testing capabilities
- DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline, API gateway, and enterprise message bus experience
- Ability to operate under direct government program office supervision
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