Ground Range Sustainment Program

1. PURPOSE. THE RANGE AND TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT DIVISION
OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND HAS PARTNERED WITH THE PROGRAM
MANAGER FOR TRAINING SYSTEMS, MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (PM
TRASYS) AND THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, CORONA DIVISION (NSWC
CORONA) TO ESTABLISH A GROUND RANGE SUSTAINMENT PROGRAM (GRSP). THE
PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE THE BASICS OF THE PROGRAM SO
THAT POTENTIAL PROJECTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED AND SUBMITTED FOR
CONSIDERATION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS YEAR'S FUNDING.
2. BACKGROUND. THE NAVY SYSTEMS REPLACEMENT AND MODERNIZATION
(SRAM) PROGRAM, ADMINISTERED BY NSWC CORONA, HAS HISTORICALLY
PROVIDED FUNDING FOR QUALIFIED PROJECTS RELATED TO AVIATION TRAINING
RANGES. THE GRSP IS INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT THE SRAM PROGRAM BY 
MEETING RANGE REQUIREMENTS THAT DO NOT NECESSARILY HAVE A LINK TO 
AVIATION. THIS PROGRAM WILL GATHER POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR GRSP 
FUNDING, COMPLETE BASIC ENGINEERING/COSTING DATA FOR PROJECTS, 
PRIORITIZE THE PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED, AND FUND THE APPROVED 
PROJECTS ACCORDING TO THE PRIORITIZATION AND LIMITS OF THE GRSP 
BUDGET.
3. STRATEGY. THE FUTURE INVESTMENT STRATEGY FOR RANGES AND
TRAINING AREAS WILL HAVE THREE MAIN PILLARS; SUSTAINMENT, UPGRADE
AND MODERNIZATION/TRANSFORMATION. THESE ARE DISCUSSED BRIEFLY BELOW: 
A. SUSTAINMENT. REFERS TO ACCOMPLISHING TODAY'S TRAINING
TODAY USING IMPROVEMENTS OR REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING TRAINING 
DEVICES SUCH AS LIFTERS, WORN TARGETS, AND RANGE CONTROL COMPUTERS 
THAT CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN EXISTING OPERATING AND 
MAINTENANCE (O&M) BUDGETS. MAINTENANCE OF "STATE OF THE ART" RANGE 
CONTROL SYSTEMS ALSO SUPPORTS CURRENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. THIS 
IS THE AREA WHERE GRSP WILL BE MOST USED. 
B. UPGRADE. REFERS TO PERFORMING TODAY'S TRAINING BETTER
TOMORROW AND IS ACCOMPLISHED BY PURCHASING IMPROVEMENTS IN TARGETRY,
THREAT EMITTERS, SHOOT-BACK DEVICES AND OTHER RANGE AND TRAINING
AREA TECHNOLOGY. REMOTE ENGAGEMENT TARGET SYSTEM (RETS)
INSTALLATION IS AN EXAMPLE OF A RANGE UPGRADE. UPGRADES NORMALLY
EXCEED THE CAPABILITY OF THE BASE COMMANDER TO ACCOMPLISH WITHIN 
HIS O&M BUDGET SO THEY COMPETE FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE BUDGETING 
PROCESS.
C. MODERNIZATION/TRANSFORMATION. REFERS TO IMPROVING RANGES
AND TRAINING AREAS TO ACCOMPLISH TOMORROW'S TRAINING TOMORROW. 
REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS TYPE OF INVESTMENT COME FROM CONCEPTUAL
PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS EXPEDITIONARY MANEUVER WARFARE (EMW), SHIP
TO OBJECTIVE MANEUVER (STOM) AND FROM THE FIELDING OF NEW WEAPON
SYSTEMS. CONCEPTS SUCH AS THIS, IF NOT PLANNED FOR, WILL BE
IMPLEMENTED WITH NO PREPARED TRAINING FACILITIES. IT IS ESSENTIAL
THAT FACILITIES BE PLANNED AND CONSTRUCTED TO PROVIDE
NECESSARY LOCATIONS FOR MARINES TO TRAIN. INVESTMENTS OF THIS
TYPE FALL PRINCIPALLY INTO THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (MILCON), AND
TO A LESSER DEGREE, PMC FUNDING CATEGORIES. 
4. GRSP VITILIZATION. THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR GRSP IS ACCORDED
TO SUSTAINING EXISTING CAPABILITIES FOR CONTINUITY OF MARINE CORPS
TRAINING. THE NATURE OF THIS IS SUCH THAT REQUIREMENTS OFTEN
CANNOT BE FORESEEN AND WOULD NOT BE FUNDED IN A TIMELY MANNER IF
SUBJECTED TO THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE MEMORANDUM
(POM) BUDGET CYCLE. FUNDING OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS, USING O&M FUNDS
MANAGED AT THE INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL, IS THE INTENTION OF THE GRSP. 
THE COST OF MATERIALS AND INSTALLATION FOR GRSP PROJECTS WILL NOT
NORMALLY EXCEED $200K. COMMANDING GENERAL, TECOM IS THE WAIVER
AUTHORITY FOR PROJECTS EXCEEDING THIS AMOUNT.
A. REQUIREMENTS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE GRSP WILL INCLUDE:
1) EXPANDING OR ALTERING THE CAPABILITIES OF EXISTING SYSTEMS.
2) UPGRADING EXISTING SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
3) SIMPLIFYING OPERATION AND/OR MAINTENANCE.
4) PROVIDING FOR PERSONNEL AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY AND SECURITY OF
INSTALLED GROUND RANGE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT.
5) SUSTAINING AND REPLACING GROUND RANGE AND TRAINING AREA
CAPABILITIES.
B. THE FOLLOWING ARE SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED FROM BEING
REPLACED/SUSTAINED WITH GRSP O&M, MC FUNDS:
1) FUNCTIONS EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED UNDER THE BASE OPERATING SUPPORT
(BOS) APPROPRIATION. EXAMPLES INCLUDE RANGE MAINTENANCE AND
EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEM REPAIRS/OVERHAUL.
2) BUILDING/FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS EXCLUSIVELY FUNDED 
UNDER THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION (MILCON) APPROPRIATION.
3) SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (SE) SUCH AS EQUIPMENT APPEARING ON AN
ACTIVITY'S TABLE OF EQUIPMENT (T/E) LIST, EQUIPMENT ON ANY
COMPARABLE/CORRESPONDING ALLOWANCE LIST, SE USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSE
(NON-RANGE) MAINTENANCE SUCH AS VEHICLES, BOATS, AND LAWN MOWERS.
4) CONSUMABLE ITEMS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OPERATING
ACTIVITY. FOR EXAMPLE, BATTERIES AND TARGETS ARE NOT VALID GRSP
ITEMS AND SHOULD BE OBTAINED WITH ACTIVITY BOS FUNDS.
5) REPLENISHMENT OF SPARE OR REPAIR PARTS.
6) EXERCISE INSTRUMENTATION (E.G. MULTIPLE INTEGRATED LASER
ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM (MILES-2000), POSITION LOCATION INSTRUMENTATION
(PLI), INDOOR SIMULATED MARKSMANSHIP TRAINER (ISMT), AND THE
INFANTRY SQUAD TRAINER (IST))
7) COMPUTER EQUIPMENT USED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS.
8) INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS/EQUIPMENT NOT PROCURED UNDER THE GRSP
PROGRAM AND REINSTALLATION/RELOCATION OF PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED
SYSTEMS/EQUIPMENT.
5. GRSP CYCLE. GRSP WILL FUNCTION ON AN ANNUAL CYCLE AS OUTLINED
BELOW:
A. BEGINNING IN THE FALL OF EACH YEAR, THE BASES AND STATIONS WILL
GATHER POTENTIAL RANGE AND TRAINING AREA INVESTMENT PROJECTS THAT
WILL BE SUBMITTED INTO A DATABASE ACCESSIBLE VIA THE RANGE AND
TRAINING AREA MANAGEMENT DIVISION PAGE OF THE TECOM WEBSITE 
(CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT). 
B. DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY TO MARCH EACH YEAR, A VISITATION TEAM
MADE UP OF OFFICIALS FROM TECOM, NSWC AND MARCORSYSCOM WILL VISIT
ALL THE BASES TO VALIDATE THE PROJECTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED VIA THE
WEBSITE.
C. DURING APRIL AND MAY, THE PROJECTS WILL BE RESEARCHED AND PRICED
OUT BASED ON ENGINEERING DATA COLLECTED BY THE VISITATION TEAM. 
THE PRICED AND VALIDATED PROJECTS WILL THEN BE SUBMITTED TO THE 
MARFORS FOR PRIORITIZATION. 
D. DURING JUNE, MARFORS WILL PASS THEIR PRIORITIZED PROJECTS TO 
TECOM FOR CONSOLIDATION AND FINAL USMC PRIORITIZATION.
E. IN JULY, A PRIORITIZATION BOARD MADE UP OF OFFICIALS REPRESENTING 
THE ADVOCATES, TECOM, MARCORSYSCOM AND NSWC WILL MEET TO ESTABLISH 
THE CONSOLIDATED PRIORITIZATION LIST. MARFORS WILL BE GIVEN THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEF THEIR PROJECTS AS DESIRED. BASED ON THIS
PRIORITIZATION AND GIVEN THE FUNDING LEVEL AUTHORIZED FOR THAT
PARTICULAR YEAR, THE APPROVED PROJECTS WILL BE FUNDED. INITIALLY,
THE FUNDING CEILING FOR GRSP PROJECTS IS EXPECTED TO BE SET AT $200K
BUT MAY BE ADJUSTED BY CG TECOM GIVEN SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION. 
PROJECTS THAT FALL BELOW THE CUT LINE WILL BE REVALIDATED DURING THE
FOLLOWING GRSP CYCLE.
F. THE PRIORITIZED LIST OF PROJECTS IS THEN SUBMITTED TO CG TECOM
FOR APPROVAL OF THE ACQUISITION PLAN. GUIDANCE WILL THEN BE
PROVIDED TO MARCORSYSCOM TO ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY MATERIALS TO
ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
PRIORITIZATION BOARD TO ENSURE THAT THE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED DURING
THE YEAR THEY ARE AUTHORIZED. ONCE COMPLETE, THE CYCLE BEGINS AGAIN
FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
6. THE CYCLE OUTLINED ABOVE WILL BE MODIFIED FOR FY-03 BECAUSE OF
DELAYS IN THE PROGRAM START. BASES AND STATIONS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY
NAVAL MESSAGE AND ELECTRONIC MAIL OF THIS YEARS REQUIREMENTS.