The Red Gate Group, Ltd. (Red Gate) participated in the official kickoff of the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) Analytical & Technical Support Services (ATSS) on Wednesday - officially launching the contract vehicle.
 
Red Gate was previously awarded the WHS ATSS multiple award indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract has a $1.5 billion ceiling for its five-year ordering period. 
 
Red Gate is one of only four companies to be awarded the small business pool – which provides a competitive environment for Department of Defense (DoD) requirements amongst highly qualified and experienced companies - yet reduces risks for acquisition delays that have plagued much larger contract vehicles/schedule competitions.
 
The core mission of ATSS is to provide a flexible and responsive contract for analytic and technical support services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and their subordinate entities and is overseen by the DoD Washington Headquarters Service (WHS). In addition to WHS’s core customers, the ATSS contract also services the entire Department of Defense “Fourth Estate” – critical agencies and field activities that support the DoD mission – that include the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). 
 
Key services for the contract include acquisition and sustainment oversight support, capability portfolio management, engineering and agile methodologies, acquisition intelligence, policy analysis and support, business and financial, international programs and security, legislative analysis and support, data science, data analytics, data governance, and technical support.
 
“With a very limited pool of IDIQ awardees, this contract is a great opportunity for Forth Estate customers who are exhausted by long acquisition delays,” said Rob Cordray, Red Gate’s Chief Growth Officer. “We are excited to work with our DoD customers and business partners who are looking for a more agile contract vehicle – reducing procurement timelines so we can all focus on delivering customer outcomes faster.”

RED GATE AWARDED STRATEGIC SPECIAL OPERATIONS DEFENSE POLICY SUPPORT CONTRACT BY WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICE (WHS)
The Red Gate Group, Ltd. ("Red Gate") has been awarded a multi-year task order by the Washington Headquarters Service (WHS) to provide technical support services to the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (ASD SOLIC).

Under this contract, issued through the Analytic and Technical Support Services (ATSS) vehicle, Red Gate will support DoD policy development in critical areas including special operations, counterterrorism, information operations, irregular warfare, and counter-unmanned systems.

Key aspects of the contract include:

• Providing technical support for ASD SOLIC's mission, focusing on policies and plans relating to special operations in counterterrorism, irregular warfare, and counter-unmanned systems
• Delivering technical and programmatic analysis, along with short, medium, and long-range policy, planning, and strategy development support

This task order represents new work for Red Gate and reinforces the company's position as a prime provider of professional and technical service support to the DoD.

The Office of the ASD SOLIC oversees all DoD policies and plans related to special operations, with particular emphasis on counterterrorism, information operations, irregular warfare, sensitive special operations, and counter-unmanned systems.