The Marine Corps Adds Pre-Deployment Virtual Training

Cubic Global Defense, San Diego, California, is being awarded an $11,563,871 firm-fixed price contract for Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Training Systems Support (MTSS), managed by Program Manager Training Systems, Orlando, Florida. MTSS provides pre-deployment training to Marine Corps operating forces within a joint and combined environment to improve Marine Corps warfighting skills. The training inclues realistic computer-based simulation; ane command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance training.

It also includes a combined arms staff trainer and MAGTF tactical warfare simulation. The deployable virtual training environment is for individual Marines through senior Commanders and battle staff. The virtual training will be available at several sites within and outside of the United States. The work will be performed at Quantico, Virginia (55 percent); Camp Pendleton, California (10 percent); Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (15 percent); Twentynine Palms, California (10 percent); and Okinawa, Japan (10 percent). The contract work is expected to be completed April 2018. Fiscal year 2018 operations and maintenance (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $11,563,871 will be obligated at the time of award and funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was procured on a sole-source basis. The Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contract activity (M67854-18-C-7801).