# Contractor Support

**R-2A activity** of project F30 — Army Test Ranges & Facilities  
**Program element:** 0605601A — Army Test Ranges and Facilities  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A/F30/a2  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A/F30

## Summary

This activity requests $71.0M in FY2027, 15% of project F30, up 62% on FY2026. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2025–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Funds will support contractor labor costs not billable to the customer. Functions performed will include range operations, automotive test support, radar maintenance, warehousing support, project management, maintenance of support fleet aircraft, recurring/ general maintenance to test facilities and data acquisition support.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Funding increase in FY 2027 is driven by project WD1 (West Desert Test Center, a MRTFB) under PE 0605601A being consolidated within F30.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Funds support contractor labor costs not billable to the customer. Functions performed will include range operations, automotive test support, radar maintenance, warehousing support, project management, maintenance of support fleet aircraft, recurring/general maintenance to test facilities and data acquisition support.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Funds support contractor labor costs not billable to the customer. Contract labor will be essential to augment core civilian T&E personnel. Functions performed will include range operations, automotive test support, radar maintenance, warehousing support, project management, maintenance of support fleet aircraft, recurring/general maintenance to test facilities and data acquisition support.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 51.5 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 43.9 |
| FY2027 | Request | 71.0 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Other activities in project F30

- [T&E Civilian Pay](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A/F30/a1) — FY2027 221.7
- [Mission Support](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A/F30/a0) — FY2027 109.0
- Network Enterprise Center (NEC) — FY2027 16.0
- [Physical Security Guards and Equipment](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605601A/F30/a4) — FY2027 13.3
- UH-60 Aircraft — FY2027 11.6
- MRTFB Organizational Logistics Activities — FY2027 7.6
- Revitalization/Upgrade — FY2027 5.0
- Four Dimensional Weather System (4DWX) — FY2027 3.0
- ARCYBER - ArCTIC — FY2027 2.0
- Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP) — FY2027 1.8
- AFC / T2COM Physical Security Officer Civ Pay — FY2027 0.2
- ARCYBER- C4IM Services Support to WSMR — FY2027 0.1
- Military Construction (MILCON) Mission Unique Equipment (MUE) — FY2027 —

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0605601A project F30 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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