Our History
History of AST
Advanced Systems Technology, Inc. (AST) was founded in 1984 by former military professionals in Lawton, Oklahoma. The aim was to provide engineering services for Army combat systems. From its early work supporting U.S. Army fire support missions, AST has grown into a certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The supporting staff of Subject Matter Experts, Combat Developers, Systems Analysts, Software Engineers, and other technical personnel whose experience in and knowledge of Army concepts and systems is unsurpassed in the small business arena. AST has operations across the U.S., including a regional office in Orlando, Florida.
KEY Milestones
1999
AST won a PRIME contract on the Army Atlanta Contracting Center, U. S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Contractor Support of Computer Driven Battle Simulations effort to supply comprehensive personnel and supervision for conducting computer-driven battle simulation exercises across the five Army Reserve Battle Protection Centers (BPCs) as part of the USARC Battle Command Staff Training Program. Strategically situated throughout the continental United States (CONUS), AST was tasked with supporting the development of simulation exercises for the five Battle Command Training Divisions, encompassing the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) CONUS training regions.
2004
AST teamed with CACI (PRIME) on the FORSCOM Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) contract, as the sole subcontractor, continuing our work providing personnel and supervision in support of the U. S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) Battle Command Training Program to conduct computer-driven battle simulation exercises for the five Army Reserve BPCs. AST staffed 57 positions (to include the five site managers). Training support and technical assistance covered a wide spectrum of fielded Army Constructive Training Federation (ACTF) components and a myriad array of digital Army Mission Command Systems (MCS) and their integration into Mission Command Staff Training (MCST) simulation exercises.
Additionally, AST provided software engineering and development facility support for the development of the Warfighters’ Simulation (WARSIM) training system. AST personnel used both manual and automated methods to perform software and systems engineering tasks. They researched and analyzed system and module requirements and specifications, designed computer code to satisfy requirements, wrote computer code to meet approved software designs, performed unit and system tests, and developed and wrote system and module documentation. They also developed, collected and analyzed software metrics to aid LMIS management in evaluating and developing an on-time, quality product. Work was performed as an integrated development team.
2007
AST became a SUBCONTRACTOR on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) (WFF) contract as part of Raytheon’s “Warrior Training Alliance,”. Around 80 positions were assigned to AST to provide exercise and mission sustainment at Fort Irwin, CA; Fort McCoy, WI; and Fort Stewart, GA. WFF was designed to provide comprehensive and world-wide on-site technical support to military units in the field, encompassing a wide range of activities including equipment troubleshooting, maintenance training, logistics assistance, and rapid response to operational issues related to deployed military systems and technology, essentially acting as a direct point of contact for resolving technical problems faced by troops during active operations.
2009
AST teamed once again with CACI under the FORSCOM Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) II contract as the sole subcontractor, to provide training support to FORSCOM and USARC by conducting individual and collective training in support of the 75th Training Command. AST provides training support and technical assistance at, and distributed from, five geographically dispersed Army Reserve Mission Training Complexes (MTC) within the 75th Training Command, covering a wide spectrum of fielded Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) - Entity Resolution Federation (ERF) and Multi-Resolution Federation (MRF) components. In addition, AST provides training support for a myriad array of digital Army Mission Command Systems (MCS) and their integration into MCST simulation exercises which provide the execution fidelity during training that Brigade and Battalion commanders and their staff’s desire. This training linked Live, Virtual, Constructive and Gaming (LVC-G) systems that simulate Army Decisive Action operations, and the simulation/stimulation of collective digital Mission Command training.
2016
AST won a PRIME contract under the PEO-STRI, PM-TRADE STRI Omnibus Contact (STOC) II, Tactical Communication Subsystem Technical Refresh of the Joint Operations Center Element at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), delivery order. This entailed building a 250ft tactical communications tower, installing new equipment back to building 1560 through building 7840, and providing technical refresh of the Tactical Communication Subsystem at the JOC element, and then demolishing and disposing of the old tower.
AST teamed with CACI on the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Directorate (SED) task order for systems and software engineering support services. This work was performed at the Fires Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) center located at Fort Sill, OK. providing PDSS software test engineering and analysis support at the Software Engineering Center (SEC) Fires System and Software Engineering Support Services Computer Engineering Lab under the FIRES Task Order on the Software and Systems Engineering Services (SSES) Next Generation (NexGen) contract at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. AST personnel develop test plans and procedures, conduct tests, and develop the test reports for four systems, the Forward Observer System (FOS), Q-36/37 Firefinder radar, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), and the Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (JADOCS). Our current testing of the Q-36/37 Firefinder radar will soon be replaced with testing of the Q-53.
2017
AST teamed with Raytheon (now V2X) to support the Army’s National Training Center Training Support (NTCTS) contract, providing Combat Training Center (CTC) Training Analysis and Feedback Facility (TAFF) support to include planning, execution, monitoring and tracking, computer operations, training analysis, real-time data collection and assimilation, and input into after-action reviews to capture key lessons learned for rotational training units (RTUs). Data is also provided to the Combined Arms Center (CAC), Centers for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) to help resolve gaps and enhance readiness of the force. Additionally, we provide Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) to perform movement setup and integration of Mobile After-Action Review Van (MAAR) and Mobile Video Unit (MVU) equipment in support of AAR development and training events of RTUs during each rotation. We also provide critical and on-demand custodial support and conduct health, safety and sanitary checks for both permanent and temporary facilities, and maintenance support (operator thru depot level repair) for light commercial and tactical wheel vehicle fleets including ancillary equipment, generators, light sets, smoke generators, and other battlefield effects systems.
AST teamed with GDIT on the United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) in support of the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Training, Maintenance, and Administrative Support Services for Regional Training Site – Medical (RTS-MED) contract to provide equip and train individuals/teams/medical units in the establishment and reconstitution of the Deployable Medical System (DEPMEDs). Provide face-to-face training of deploying soldiers, refreshing medical skill sets for non-deploying soldiers, bio-medical equipment maintenance and combat support hospital training sets. Establishment and reconstitution of the Deployable Medical System (DEPMEDs) for medical units. Provide sustainment, New Equipment Training (NET), and collective face-to-face training of deploying soldiers, refreshing medical skill sets for non-deploying soldiers, bio-medical equipment maintenance and field hospital training sets. AST provided personnel in support of the RTS-MED, Ft. McCoy, WI and RTS-MED, Ft. Gordon, GA.
AST pursued and attained verification as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE).
2019
AST won a PRIME contract position on the SEAPORT Next Generation (NxG) MA/IDIQ. SeaPort-NxG is a 10-year, $50B contract that will split the 23 areas of work into two categories: engineering services and program management. The engineering services category covers 12 functional areas, including systems engineering, safety, and process engineering; software development, engineering, programming and network support; research and development; system design documentation and technical data support; and biochemical engineering support. The program management category includes 11 functional areas such as financial analysis and budget support; quality assurance; computer systems analysts; configuration management; database administrators; information systems development and information technology support; and logistics support.
2020
AST won a PRIME contract under PEO-STRI and ACC-Orlando for the Tactical Communication Tower Replacement at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Technology Refresh at Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) effort. This contract was to build five (5) tactical communications towers at the JRTC and to refurbish two (2) tactical communications towers at the JMRC. This included the demolition and removal of those previous towers. FIBER OPTICS CTC range operations infrastructure support (CONUS/OCONUS) conducting structural integrity inspections and analysis of existing tactical communication towers, construction of new towers (free standing, lattice and monopole) and shelter buildings (electrical/electronic), refurbishment, technology refresh, including installation of supporting utilities, electrical/electronic support equipment, backup power, fencing and security systems, tactical radio and commercial radio systems, microwave systems, Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, Army Aviation Data Management System (AADMS) - for both BLUFOR and OPFOR aircraft tracking, fiber optic network (FON) cabling and infrastructure, TV systems and antennas. Our support includes decommissioning, demolition and removal of condemned towers, support shelters and outdated infrastructure.
AST is a SUB to Yorktown Systems Group in support of the thirteen (13) task orders in support of the Fires Center of Excellence; all commands on Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Army Futures Command, to develop and produce training strategies, doctrine, concepts, instruction, and products for the current and future force. Currently providing Training Aids Device Simulator and Simulation (TADSS) operator support for the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE) training support including setting up, operating, and maintaining various training simulators, task trainers, virtual trainers, and associated Air Defense Artillery TADSS systems. Assist in the development of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system train-the-trainer training objectives for instructors and students. Assist in the coordination and delivery of simulation driven student exercises, facilitate pre-briefing and post-training briefings, develop troubleshooting resources, lesson plans, and recommend integration of simulations into organizations training initiatives, and after-action reports.
2023
AST successfully pursued and attained certification as a Small Business Administration (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) entity in September 2023.
2024
AST has been officially certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) following the transfer of the certification process from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA), effective January 1, 2023, under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA 2021). Firms that were previously verified by the VA's Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as of the above date have automatically received SBA certification for the remainder of their eligibility period.
AST won PRIME contract positions on the GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) in the Technical and Engineering (T&E) domain for Total Small Business and HUBZone, and the Logistics (LOG) domain for HUBZone, under multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). In addition, AST is a SUB for the Technical and Engineering (T&E) and Logistics domains, under an 8(a), WOSB, and SDVOSB PRIMEs. OASIS + is a suite of governmentwide, multiple award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (MA-IDIQ) multi-agency contracts (MAC). designed to support federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. OASIS + is a 10 year contract with a 5 year base + one 5 year option period, with no contract ceiling or cap on awards.
AST is a SUB to Cathexis on the Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (PRISM) contract. PRISM is designed to provide the OUSD Personnel & Readiness (P&R), its Directorates and Strategic Partners with innovative and cost-effective services that incorporate industry best practices to meet the demands associated with a dynamic global threat and security environment. This will be a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) to provide enterprise solutions to enhance P&R capabilities that will enable soldiers and strategic partners to increase readiness and meet mission requirements through more efficient collaboration and integration. The MATOC will have two (2) separate pools, the Personnel and Readiness (P&R) Pool, and the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) Pool. This will be a multi-tenant vehicle utilizing strategic tools, like contract type flexibility (Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Hybrid task orders), accelerating task order Procurement Acquisition Lead Time (PALT) through Streamlined Task Order Ordering Procedures (STOOP), and the robust use of Technical Direction Letters (TDL).
AST is a SUB to V2X on the Warfighter Training Readiness Solutions (WTRS) effort. WTRS will focus on TADSS related maintenance, training, and services. This includes, but not limited to, TADSS maintenance, Synthetic Training Environment (STE) maintenance, Test & Evaluation support, instructor/operators (I/O), TADSS New Equipment Training (NET), Training Support Center (TSC) operations support/warehouse operations, Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) mission command support, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) TADSS maintenance, training exercise support, training network support, range operations support, and leader training program support. The Period of Performance for WTRS is August 29, 2024 – August 28, 2029.
AST is a subcontractor to M1 Support Services on the Aircraft Maintenance Enterprise Solution (ACES) Sheppard Aircraft Maintenance, contract, for the 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, TX prime contract. The objective of this Subcontract is to augment the Prime Contractor’s support providing customers with comprehensive Flight Operations Support for Sheppard-assigned T-6A, T-38C UPT and T-38C Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) aircraft that includes Fleet Management, Aircraft Maintenance, and all related services in support of the 80th Flying Training Wing (FTW) at Sheppard AFB, TX. This is a Subcontract to provide Aircraft Maintenance Services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), TX to launch, recover, maintain and repair assigned aircraft, engines, and associated ground equipment and provide organizational and intermediate level maintenance support. . The 80 FTW is the home of the Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program. The ENJJPT Program, established in the spirit of NATO, is the world's only multi-nationally staffed and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for NATO. Fourteen (14) NATO countries participate in the unique ENJJPT Program.
AST is a subcontractor to M1 Support Services on the Aircraft Maintenance Enterprise Solution (ACES) Sheppard Trainer Maintenance, contract providing customers with serviceable aircraft, trainers, and support equipment to meet training objectives and customer needs in support of the 82nd TRW mission and the Sheppard Trainer Maintenance program at Sheppard AFB, TX. The STM contract provides Trainer Maintenance Services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), TX. Maintenance Services includes support of Ground Instructional Training Aircraft (GITA), Historical Static Display Aircraft, Trainers, Support Equipment, Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), and Munitions Storage.
Today, AST continues to innovate and provide expert solutions for military systems, training, and operations across a wide spectrum of projects, including TADSS-related maintenance and support for NATO's Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.
Advanced Systems Technology, Inc. (AST) was founded in 1984 by former military professionals in Lawton, Oklahoma. The aim was to provide engineering services for Army combat systems. From its early work supporting U.S. Army fire support missions, AST has grown into a certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The supporting staff of Subject Matter Experts, Combat Developers, Systems Analysts, Software Engineers, and other technical personnel whose experience in and knowledge of Army concepts and systems is unsurpassed in the small business arena. AST has operations across the U.S., including a regional office in Orlando, Florida.
KEY Milestones
1999
AST won a PRIME contract on the Army Atlanta Contracting Center, U. S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Contractor Support of Computer Driven Battle Simulations effort to supply comprehensive personnel and supervision for conducting computer-driven battle simulation exercises across the five Army Reserve Battle Protection Centers (BPCs) as part of the USARC Battle Command Staff Training Program. Strategically situated throughout the continental United States (CONUS), AST was tasked with supporting the development of simulation exercises for the five Battle Command Training Divisions, encompassing the U.S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) CONUS training regions.
2004
AST teamed with CACI (PRIME) on the FORSCOM Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) contract, as the sole subcontractor, continuing our work providing personnel and supervision in support of the U. S. Army Reserve Command (USARC) Battle Command Training Program to conduct computer-driven battle simulation exercises for the five Army Reserve BPCs. AST staffed 57 positions (to include the five site managers). Training support and technical assistance covered a wide spectrum of fielded Army Constructive Training Federation (ACTF) components and a myriad array of digital Army Mission Command Systems (MCS) and their integration into Mission Command Staff Training (MCST) simulation exercises.
Additionally, AST provided software engineering and development facility support for the development of the Warfighters’ Simulation (WARSIM) training system. AST personnel used both manual and automated methods to perform software and systems engineering tasks. They researched and analyzed system and module requirements and specifications, designed computer code to satisfy requirements, wrote computer code to meet approved software designs, performed unit and system tests, and developed and wrote system and module documentation. They also developed, collected and analyzed software metrics to aid LMIS management in evaluating and developing an on-time, quality product. Work was performed as an integrated development team.
2007
AST became a SUBCONTRACTOR on the Warfighter Field Operations Customer Support (FOCUS) (WFF) contract as part of Raytheon’s “Warrior Training Alliance,”. Around 80 positions were assigned to AST to provide exercise and mission sustainment at Fort Irwin, CA; Fort McCoy, WI; and Fort Stewart, GA. WFF was designed to provide comprehensive and world-wide on-site technical support to military units in the field, encompassing a wide range of activities including equipment troubleshooting, maintenance training, logistics assistance, and rapid response to operational issues related to deployed military systems and technology, essentially acting as a direct point of contact for resolving technical problems faced by troops during active operations.
2009
AST teamed once again with CACI under the FORSCOM Operations, Planning, Training, and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) II contract as the sole subcontractor, to provide training support to FORSCOM and USARC by conducting individual and collective training in support of the 75th Training Command. AST provides training support and technical assistance at, and distributed from, five geographically dispersed Army Reserve Mission Training Complexes (MTC) within the 75th Training Command, covering a wide spectrum of fielded Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) - Entity Resolution Federation (ERF) and Multi-Resolution Federation (MRF) components. In addition, AST provides training support for a myriad array of digital Army Mission Command Systems (MCS) and their integration into MCST simulation exercises which provide the execution fidelity during training that Brigade and Battalion commanders and their staff’s desire. This training linked Live, Virtual, Constructive and Gaming (LVC-G) systems that simulate Army Decisive Action operations, and the simulation/stimulation of collective digital Mission Command training.
2016
AST won a PRIME contract under the PEO-STRI, PM-TRADE STRI Omnibus Contact (STOC) II, Tactical Communication Subsystem Technical Refresh of the Joint Operations Center Element at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), delivery order. This entailed building a 250ft tactical communications tower, installing new equipment back to building 1560 through building 7840, and providing technical refresh of the Tactical Communication Subsystem at the JOC element, and then demolishing and disposing of the old tower.
AST teamed with CACI on the Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) Software Engineering Directorate (SED) task order for systems and software engineering support services. This work was performed at the Fires Post Deployment Software Support (PDSS) center located at Fort Sill, OK. providing PDSS software test engineering and analysis support at the Software Engineering Center (SEC) Fires System and Software Engineering Support Services Computer Engineering Lab under the FIRES Task Order on the Software and Systems Engineering Services (SSES) Next Generation (NexGen) contract at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. AST personnel develop test plans and procedures, conduct tests, and develop the test reports for four systems, the Forward Observer System (FOS), Q-36/37 Firefinder radar, Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS), and the Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (JADOCS). Our current testing of the Q-36/37 Firefinder radar will soon be replaced with testing of the Q-53.
2017
AST teamed with Raytheon (now V2X) to support the Army’s National Training Center Training Support (NTCTS) contract, providing Combat Training Center (CTC) Training Analysis and Feedback Facility (TAFF) support to include planning, execution, monitoring and tracking, computer operations, training analysis, real-time data collection and assimilation, and input into after-action reviews to capture key lessons learned for rotational training units (RTUs). Data is also provided to the Combined Arms Center (CAC), Centers for Army Lessons Learned (CALL) to help resolve gaps and enhance readiness of the force. Additionally, we provide Heavy Equipment Operators (HEO) to perform movement setup and integration of Mobile After-Action Review Van (MAAR) and Mobile Video Unit (MVU) equipment in support of AAR development and training events of RTUs during each rotation. We also provide critical and on-demand custodial support and conduct health, safety and sanitary checks for both permanent and temporary facilities, and maintenance support (operator thru depot level repair) for light commercial and tactical wheel vehicle fleets including ancillary equipment, generators, light sets, smoke generators, and other battlefield effects systems.
AST teamed with GDIT on the United States Army Health Care Activity, Health Readiness Contracting Office (HRCO) in support of the United States Army Reserve Command (USARC) Training, Maintenance, and Administrative Support Services for Regional Training Site – Medical (RTS-MED) contract to provide equip and train individuals/teams/medical units in the establishment and reconstitution of the Deployable Medical System (DEPMEDs). Provide face-to-face training of deploying soldiers, refreshing medical skill sets for non-deploying soldiers, bio-medical equipment maintenance and combat support hospital training sets. Establishment and reconstitution of the Deployable Medical System (DEPMEDs) for medical units. Provide sustainment, New Equipment Training (NET), and collective face-to-face training of deploying soldiers, refreshing medical skill sets for non-deploying soldiers, bio-medical equipment maintenance and field hospital training sets. AST provided personnel in support of the RTS-MED, Ft. McCoy, WI and RTS-MED, Ft. Gordon, GA.
AST pursued and attained verification as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE).
2019
AST won a PRIME contract position on the SEAPORT Next Generation (NxG) MA/IDIQ. SeaPort-NxG is a 10-year, $50B contract that will split the 23 areas of work into two categories: engineering services and program management. The engineering services category covers 12 functional areas, including systems engineering, safety, and process engineering; software development, engineering, programming and network support; research and development; system design documentation and technical data support; and biochemical engineering support. The program management category includes 11 functional areas such as financial analysis and budget support; quality assurance; computer systems analysts; configuration management; database administrators; information systems development and information technology support; and logistics support.
2020
AST won a PRIME contract under PEO-STRI and ACC-Orlando for the Tactical Communication Tower Replacement at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) and Technology Refresh at Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) effort. This contract was to build five (5) tactical communications towers at the JRTC and to refurbish two (2) tactical communications towers at the JMRC. This included the demolition and removal of those previous towers. FIBER OPTICS CTC range operations infrastructure support (CONUS/OCONUS) conducting structural integrity inspections and analysis of existing tactical communication towers, construction of new towers (free standing, lattice and monopole) and shelter buildings (electrical/electronic), refurbishment, technology refresh, including installation of supporting utilities, electrical/electronic support equipment, backup power, fencing and security systems, tactical radio and commercial radio systems, microwave systems, Air Traffic Control (ATC) systems, Army Aviation Data Management System (AADMS) - for both BLUFOR and OPFOR aircraft tracking, fiber optic network (FON) cabling and infrastructure, TV systems and antennas. Our support includes decommissioning, demolition and removal of condemned towers, support shelters and outdated infrastructure.
AST is a SUB to Yorktown Systems Group in support of the thirteen (13) task orders in support of the Fires Center of Excellence; all commands on Fort Sill, Oklahoma; and Army Futures Command, to develop and produce training strategies, doctrine, concepts, instruction, and products for the current and future force. Currently providing Training Aids Device Simulator and Simulation (TADSS) operator support for the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade. Fires Center of Excellence (FCoE) training support including setting up, operating, and maintaining various training simulators, task trainers, virtual trainers, and associated Air Defense Artillery TADSS systems. Assist in the development of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system train-the-trainer training objectives for instructors and students. Assist in the coordination and delivery of simulation driven student exercises, facilitate pre-briefing and post-training briefings, develop troubleshooting resources, lesson plans, and recommend integration of simulations into organizations training initiatives, and after-action reports.
2023
AST successfully pursued and attained certification as a Small Business Administration (SBA) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) entity in September 2023.
2024
AST has been officially certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) following the transfer of the certification process from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the Small Business Administration (SBA), effective January 1, 2023, under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA 2021). Firms that were previously verified by the VA's Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) as of the above date have automatically received SBA certification for the remainder of their eligibility period.
AST won PRIME contract positions on the GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Plus (OASIS+) in the Technical and Engineering (T&E) domain for Total Small Business and HUBZone, and the Logistics (LOG) domain for HUBZone, under multiple Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). In addition, AST is a SUB for the Technical and Engineering (T&E) and Logistics domains, under an 8(a), WOSB, and SDVOSB PRIMEs. OASIS + is a suite of governmentwide, multiple award indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (MA-IDIQ) multi-agency contracts (MAC). designed to support federal agencies’ procurement requirements for services-based solutions. OASIS + is a 10 year contract with a 5 year base + one 5 year option period, with no contract ceiling or cap on awards.
AST is a SUB to Cathexis on the Personnel and Readiness Infrastructure Support Management (PRISM) contract. PRISM is designed to provide the OUSD Personnel & Readiness (P&R), its Directorates and Strategic Partners with innovative and cost-effective services that incorporate industry best practices to meet the demands associated with a dynamic global threat and security environment. This will be a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) to provide enterprise solutions to enhance P&R capabilities that will enable soldiers and strategic partners to increase readiness and meet mission requirements through more efficient collaboration and integration. The MATOC will have two (2) separate pools, the Personnel and Readiness (P&R) Pool, and the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS) Pool. This will be a multi-tenant vehicle utilizing strategic tools, like contract type flexibility (Firm-Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Hybrid task orders), accelerating task order Procurement Acquisition Lead Time (PALT) through Streamlined Task Order Ordering Procedures (STOOP), and the robust use of Technical Direction Letters (TDL).
AST is a SUB to V2X on the Warfighter Training Readiness Solutions (WTRS) effort. WTRS will focus on TADSS related maintenance, training, and services. This includes, but not limited to, TADSS maintenance, Synthetic Training Environment (STE) maintenance, Test & Evaluation support, instructor/operators (I/O), TADSS New Equipment Training (NET), Training Support Center (TSC) operations support/warehouse operations, Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) mission command support, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) TADSS maintenance, training exercise support, training network support, range operations support, and leader training program support. The Period of Performance for WTRS is August 29, 2024 – August 28, 2029.
AST is a subcontractor to M1 Support Services on the Aircraft Maintenance Enterprise Solution (ACES) Sheppard Aircraft Maintenance, contract, for the 80th Flying Training Wing, Sheppard AFB, TX prime contract. The objective of this Subcontract is to augment the Prime Contractor’s support providing customers with comprehensive Flight Operations Support for Sheppard-assigned T-6A, T-38C UPT and T-38C Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF) aircraft that includes Fleet Management, Aircraft Maintenance, and all related services in support of the 80th Flying Training Wing (FTW) at Sheppard AFB, TX. This is a Subcontract to provide Aircraft Maintenance Services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), TX to launch, recover, maintain and repair assigned aircraft, engines, and associated ground equipment and provide organizational and intermediate level maintenance support. . The 80 FTW is the home of the Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) Program. The ENJJPT Program, established in the spirit of NATO, is the world's only multi-nationally staffed and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for NATO. Fourteen (14) NATO countries participate in the unique ENJJPT Program.
AST is a subcontractor to M1 Support Services on the Aircraft Maintenance Enterprise Solution (ACES) Sheppard Trainer Maintenance, contract providing customers with serviceable aircraft, trainers, and support equipment to meet training objectives and customer needs in support of the 82nd TRW mission and the Sheppard Trainer Maintenance program at Sheppard AFB, TX. The STM contract provides Trainer Maintenance Services at Sheppard Air Force Base (SAFB), TX. Maintenance Services includes support of Ground Instructional Training Aircraft (GITA), Historical Static Display Aircraft, Trainers, Support Equipment, Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), and Munitions Storage.
Today, AST continues to innovate and provide expert solutions for military systems, training, and operations across a wide spectrum of projects, including TADSS-related maintenance and support for NATO's Euro-North Atlantic Treaty Organization Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.