USMC TECOM TBS FoF-TS

The action is awarded as a sole source Firm Fixed Price contract as only one source, the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), is identified as reasonably available to provide the equipment and the services related to the equipment as required for this effort. This requirement is for specialized training that will allow Marines to obtain exercise training support for the United States Marine Corps, The Basic School (TBS), and Infantry Officers Course (IOC). The Force-on-Force, Training System (FoF-TS) provides The FoF-TS provides advance battle tracking and collections for tactical force on force evolutions. It is a sensor system and C2 network capabilities that addresses Fleet Marine Force (FMF) requirements for a realistic, interactive, free play training environment in which actions are observed, quantified, and assessed against defined readiness standards to include battle tracking for every weapon system utilized during the exercise to include tracking the student participation during the training exercises. The equipment that makes up the FoF-TS system are man-worn systems, assorted small arms transmitters, vehicle instrument kits, a portable network node and C2 control laptops to oversee the training. The data provided by the FOF-TS system is critical to the evaluation of student performance during The Basic School (TBS) Infantry Officer Course (IOC) Culminating Exercise (CULEX) and offers a methodology to track every weapon system utilized during the exercise. Saab, Inc. currently provides the technology and service that provides this.