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BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract)

US Army multiple-award IDIQ vehicle supporting Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS), on which SKIFTECH is one of 10 eligible vendors — the first Ukrainian miltech company to win a US Army contract vehicle position.

BEST-MAC is a multiple-award IDIQ-style contract vehicle supporting the US Army's fielded Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS), the laser-based force-on-force training line succeeding MILES/I-MILES. SKIFTECH is one of 10 awardees (alongside Athena Technologies, Cole Engineering Services, Cubic Defense, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Lockheed Martin, Mettle Ops, Ravenswood Solutions, Saab, and Vertex Aerospace/V2X) eligible to compete for individual task orders; funding is appropriated only upon winning a specific task order. The $921.1M figure is the combined ceiling across all 10 awardees, not a value awarded to SKIFTECH specifically — no individual company's share has been disclosed.

Award detail

Agency
US Army
Award ID
Ceiling value
$921.1M ceiling (shared across 10 awardees; SKIFTECH's individual share undisclosed)
Vehicle
Multiple-award IDIQ
Awarded
2025-03-07
Period of performance ends
2035-03-05

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Frequently asked

What is the BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract) contract?
BEST-MAC is a multiple-award IDIQ-style contract vehicle supporting the US Army's fielded Tactical Engagement Simulation Systems (TESS), the laser-based force-on-force training line succeeding MILES/I-MILES. SKIFTECH is one of 10 awardees (alongside Athena Technologies, Cole Engineering Services, Cubic Defense, General Dynamics Mission Systems, Lockheed Martin, Mettle Ops, Ravenswood Solutions, Saab, and Vertex Aerospace/V2X) eligible to compete for individual task orders; funding is appropriated only upon winning a specific task order. The $921.1M figure is the combined ceiling across all 10 awardees, not a value awarded to SKIFTECH specifically — no individual company's share has been disclosed.
Which agency awarded the BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract) contract?
The BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract) contract was awarded by US Army under a Multiple-award IDIQ vehicle.
How much is the BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract) contract worth?
The BEST-MAC (Bridge to Evolutionary STE TESS Multiple Award Contract) contract has a value of $921.1M ceiling (shared across 10 awardees; SKIFTECH's individual share undisclosed), awarded on 2025-03-07.

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    SKIFTECH becomes the first Ukrainian miltech company to win a position on the US Army's BEST-MAC contract vehicle, a 10-year, $921.1M-ceiling multiple-award IDIQ supporting TESS training systems, shared among 10 awardees

    Washington Technology: Army wraps up awards for $921M training tech support contract
    Verified2025-03-07
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    SKIFTECH is preparing technical solutions and documentation to bid on specific BEST-MAC task orders; no task-order dollars confirmed yet as of reporting

    Vector Media: From Laser Tag in Kharkiv to $900M U.S. Army Contracts: how miltech startup SKIFTECH trains soldiers
    Verified2026-06-01