U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviation training contract won by Cubic
NewsAugust 29, 2016
SAN DIEGO. Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) officials placed a task order worth approximate $80 million with Cubic Global Defense ? a Cubic Corp. business unit ? to support the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps' aviation training.
The indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity (IDIQ) multiple award contract (MAC) spans over five years under the Navy’s Fielded Training Systems Support (FTSS) IV program and if all options are exercised, it has an estimated ceiling value of $1.75 billion.
Under contract, Cubic will provide operations and maintenance support of the F/A-18 and EA-18G aviation training devices and simulators at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, NAS Lemoore, NAS Whidbey Island, and MCAS Beaufort. The company will also provide simulator and academic classroom training for Navy and Marine Corps pilots and other aircrew at NAS Lemoore, MCAS Miramar, and NAS Whidbey Island.
Cubic is one of nine companies selected to participate in the FTSS IV IDIQ MAC.
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