Tris Carpenter Sheds Light on $50B Army MAPS IDIQ

ASHBURN, Va., September 10, 2024 – Tris Carpenter, General Manager of Strategic Growth at Red Team Consulting (Red Team), recently participated in an insightful interview with David Blackburn, CEO and Founder of OrangeSlices AI, to share a market view and current state of the Army’s new Mission and Acquisition Professional Services (MAPS) contract. Mr. Carpenter discusses how MAPS will consolidate two existing Army contract vehicles, making it a significant IDIQ opportunity with a potential $50 billion ceiling. He shares insights on Army IT spending, small business utilization, and the projected timeline for the contract. Mr. Carpenter also touches on how MAPS will impact small and mid-tier businesses and provides a high-level overview of the anticipated competition and evaluation process.

During the interview, Mr. Carpenter discussed several key topics:

  • An overview of MAPS, including projected timeline and industry day expectations.
  • A look at the leading contracts used by Army IT and professional services, as well as trends in spending.
  • Thoughts on the primary NAICS code.
  • Leading organizations involved in this requirement and leading vendors on incumbent vehicles.
  • Projections on another near-term, high-profile $10B Army Modern Software Development multiple-award IDIQ focused on Agile and DevSecOps.

Mr. Carpenter’s insights are invaluable for understanding how to prepare for this $50 billion IDIQ,

Listen to the full interview here: Current state of the $50B Army MAPS IDIQ with Red Team’s Tris Carpenter

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About Red Team: Red Team is a strategic growth consultancy that helps companies scale in the government contracting market. Over our 20 years, we’ve helped thousands of companies achieve their growth targets with our full lifecycle business development, capture, proposal development, pricing, and training services. With our support, our clients continue to beat their largest competitors, diversify their portfolio of customers, and achieve their financial goals.

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