# RTS Contractor Labor

**R-2A activity** of project XW9 — Reagan Test Site  
**Program element:** 0606002A — Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site  
**Component:** U.S. Army · **Budget Activity:** 6  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606002A/XW9/a4  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0606002A

## Summary

This activity requests $53.5M in FY2027, 45% of project XW9, up 32% 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.** Contractor personnel will continue to provide technical support (test planning, instrumentation operations and maintenance, systems engineering, flight safety, and launch ordnance) to assure the capability of the Range to support test and space missions.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** FY27 funding increase is to support the replacement of one of two KREMS RADAR cooling systems which prevent critical range sensor failure.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** Contractor personnel will continue to provide technical support (test planning, instrumentation operations and maintenance, systems engineering, flight safety, and launch ordnance) to assure the capability of the Range to support test and space missions. Contractor will also begin working the KREMS cooling system replacement.

**FY2025 accomplishments.** Contractor personnel will continue to provide technical support (test planning, instrumentation operations and maintenance, systems engineering, flight safety, and launch ordnance) to assure the capability of the Range to support test and space missions.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 36.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 40.6 |
| FY2027 | Request | 53.5 |

> 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 XW9

- Aviation and Watercraft Intra-Atoll — FY2027 32.5
- RTS Contractor Material — FY2027 7.5
- Fiber Optic Cable (Kwajalein Cable System (KCS))/Inner Ring Submarine — FY2027 6.4
- Civilian Pay — FY2027 5.2
- Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC) Contractor Pay — FY2027 4.5
- Outside Obligations/Other Government Agencies (OGAs) — FY2027 3.2
- Contractor Meteorological — FY2027 2.8
- Air and Sea Transportation — FY2027 1.2
- Mission Specific Environmental — FY2027 1.1
- Temporary Duty (TDY)/Training/Supplies - Military and Civilian — FY2027 0.8

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Army RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0606002A project XW9 (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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