Army RFI Update: Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE)-Cyber Range Development Software Application Project

Updated July 17, 2025

NOTE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS POST IS TO NOTIFY INDUSTRY OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF W900KK-25-R-0055 ONLY.  

Thank you Industry for the significant interest in the PCTE RFI (W900KK-25-R-0055). The Government is still evaluating the submitted responses. As the RFI identifies, the purpose is to seek interested and capable parties to advance the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Cyber Range Development Software Application Project. This data, along with other market research, will being utilized to strategize on the path forward. However, there is no guarantee of future action and no timeline for such a determination. If a requirement evolves or the Government needs further information, it will post such requirements or needs on SAM.gov so please continue to monitor for any new postings. Thank you again for your interest.

DUE TO TECHNICAL DIFILCULTIES WITH ORIGNAL SPECIAL NOTICE W900KK-25-R-0055 WHICH IS INACTIVE IN SAM.GOV. THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO UPDATE THE RECORD WITH W900KK-25-R-0055 REV1. IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNMENT WILL ATTACH ALL PREVIOUS DOCUMENTS “FOR REFERENCE ONLY”.  THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT ACCEPTING ANY FURTHER CAPABILITY STATEMENTS OR INQUIRIES FOR THIS RFI. 

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Notice ID: W900KK-25-R-0055

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to seek interested and capable parties to advance the Persistent Cyber Training Environment (PCTE) Cyber Range Development Software Application Project.

The primary objectives of the cyber range development project are:

• To create a realistic and highly scalable cyber range environment for cybersecurity training and exercises.
• To support simulated cyberattacks and defensive scenarios.
• To facilitate multi-user collaboration for cybersecurity drills and red/blue team exercises.
• To provide the ability to share cyber training individual results in xAPI and CMI5 format.
• To integrate with existing and future PCTE on-prem and cloud security tools, network environments, and cloud infrastructure.
• To ensure high levels of security, automation, and reporting capabilities.

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