TSC III

The Training Systems Contract (TSC) is a group of multiple award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (ID/IQCs) intended to furnish the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) with a streamlined, quick reaction vehicle for the acquisition and support of training systems. There are two lots of contracts awarded under the TSC contracting vehicle – Lot I is full and open and Lot II is for small business set-asides. Under the Lot II contract, MES is one of only 10 awardees that can compete for delivery orders.

The TSC program has been serving this requirement as a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) since FY 2000 and is entering its third generation. The TSC III scope encompasses training system design, development, production, test and evaluation, delivery, modification, and support. Included within this scope is complementary Instructional Systems Development (ISD) products and complementary Training Systems Support, which includes Interim Contractor Support (ICS) or Contractor Engineering & Technical Services (CETS) and provisioning for the Initial Support Period (ISP). The TSC III MAC serves as a viable acquisition alternative to fulfill within scope United States Navy and Marine Corps training systems requirements and those derived from end-users and customers consistent with NAWCTSD’s mission. The base ordering period is five years, with two one-year optional ordering periods.