TRAX Wins $726.9 Million Contract to Continue Supporting Yuma Proving Ground

TRAX International Corporation locked up a seven-year, $726.9 million contract at Yuma Proving Ground, securing work for more than 900 technical professionals whose daily mission is making sure weapons and equipment are proven safe before soldiers ever touch them.

The award, announced March 30, extends a relationship between TRAX and YPG spanning more than 35 years. Under the Mission Test Support Services contract, TRAX will continue running more than 400 test events annually across the Yuma Test Center, Arctic Regions Test Center, and Tropic Regions Test Center, all part of the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command.

"ATEC sets the standard in test and evaluation, ensuring soldiers have equipment that is fully tested and ready for the fight," said Brian J. Clark, TRAX's CEO and president. "For more than four decades, TRAX has supported the ATEC mission by providing test and evaluation support to the U.S. Army. We're proud and honored to continue this work with YPG."

Brian Thompson, TRAX senior vice president and the company's former YPG program manager, put a finer point on the stakes: "With 35 years of proven performance on this contract, we are committed to maintaining excellence in delivering mission-critical support for the U.S. Army and its soldiers, helping reduce risk, avoid costly failures and build warfighter trust in new capabilities."

YPG's desert range enables unconstrained testing of munitions, counter-drone systems, advanced sensors, and digital modeling under conditions that replicate real-world operational environments. That combination of open space, climate, and seasoned contractor workforce makes the proving ground difficult to replicate elsewhere.

The 900-plus contractors anchoring YPG's test calendar ripple well beyond the base perimeter. Rental housing, transportation services, and food businesses surrounding the proving ground all depend on that sustained professional workforce, making this recompete as consequential to Yuma's economy as it is to the Army's readiness mission.

The YPG win follows TRAX's 2024 award of a separate $692 million contract to support Aberdeen Test Center in Maryland, making it the only defense test-and-evaluation contractor simultaneously operating across five Army test centers.