The Department of the Army, National Guard Bureau (NGB), Army National Guard (ARNG) Training Division (ART) has a requirement for professional services in the form of Exercise Control, Instrumentation Support, Battlefield Effects (BFE) / Immersion (BFI) Support, and Equipment and Staff Support to the Army National Guard’s (ARNG) eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) Program.

• The contractor shall provide:
  • Program Management
  • Exercise control
  • Instrumentation and Communication
  • Property Management
  • Battlefield Immersion
  • Battlefield Effects
  • Emergent Threat Integration
• The mission of the XCTC program is to support and enable ARNG Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) to culminate home station training strategy in an integrated force-on-force training event as they prepare for future readiness-building events or operational deployment. The scope of the ARNG’s XCTC Program involves training up to five BCTs at multiple locations within a training year and can require two Brigades (BDE) to train simultaneously within the same timeframe. The rotation is a 21-day multi-echelon exercise with a BCT, to include sourced enablers (as necessary and approved), focused on achieving Brigade Training Level 3 (T3) proficiency with practiced Command Posts and Staffs. Rotations are typically conducted regionally in an instrumented Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) to replicate Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO).
• These exercises evaluate everything from operational and tactical to leadership skills and the effectiveness of communication systems in a contested environment. BCTs are expected to execute Reception Staging Onward Movement, Integration (RSOI), Platoon Situational Tactical Exercises (STX), Platoon Live Fire Exercises (LFX), Brigade and Battalion Command Post Exercise (CPX), Platoon and Company Field Training Exercise (FTX) with Mission Command at Echelon, Reverse Reception Staging Onward Movement, and Integration (RRSOI). The program is centered around five lines of effort: Rotational Design, Operational Environment, Instrumentation, Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (ITADSS), Operational Readiness, and Resources. The contractor should have a general understanding of Training Locations, Infantry, Stryker, and Armored Brigade Combat Team Readiness, Academics, CPX, FTX, LFX, OC/T, RSOI/RRSOI, Government Furnished Property, Event Life Cycle Events, Visual Modified Vehicles, Instrumentation, Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES), Opposing Force (OPFOR) Integration, Exercise Reporting, Readiness Partner Integration, Rotational Training Unit Selection, Enablers, Commodities, Exercise Capabilities, Distinguished Visitors, and Senior Trainer Role.