Major Range And Test Facility Base (Mgmt Support)

Abstract

The Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) Management Support Project provides for the Dugway Proving Ground (DPG) MRTFB technical and operational capability for proving Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical and Biological (CB) and Non Traditional Agent (NTA) defense materiel, equipment, and systems from concept through production to include associated special operations Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Development (TTPD) activities. Efforts included in this Project are: (1) Combat Capability Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical and Biological Center BioTesting Division (BTD-CBC) (2) West Desert Test Center (WDTC) Together WDTC and BTD-CBC are the reliance centers for all DoD CB defense testing and provide the United States' only combined range, chamber, toxic chemical lab, and bio-safety level 3 Biological Select Agent and Toxin (BSAT) aerosol test capability. WDTC and BTD-CBC use unique, state-of-the-art chemical and life-science test facilities and test chambers to perform CB defense testing of protective gear, decontamination systems, detectors, equipment, and non-materiel CB defense solutions while maintaining safety, security, and surety of chemical agents and biological pathogens. WDTC also provides surveyed and instrumented outdoor ranges and specialized structures for CB simulant agent dissemination in operationally threat-relevant environments and TTPD activities. Beginning in FY24, the PE 0605384BP / Project DW6, MRTFB RDT&E Management Support will functionally transfer program and funding from appropriation 0400, to the 2040 appropriation, PE 0605601A / Project WD1, West Desert Test Center.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2024
• Source ID: DW6_0605384BP_6_0400_PB_2024

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• Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.