West Desert Test Center
Abstract
This project provides funding for the West Desert Test Center (WDTC) and Combat Capability Development Command (DEVCOM) Chemical and Biological Center BioTesting Division (BTD-CBC) MRTFB institutional technical and operational capability for testing 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) BTD-CBC (2) 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. This project funds the institutional and overhead costs to operate WDTC and BTD-CBC in compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY03 (Public Law 107-314), Section 232, "Objective for institutional funding of test and evaluation facilities." Institutional operating costs were transferred to the consolidated OSD Chemical and Biological Defense Program consistent with Public Law 103-160 Section 1701. Those costs that are directly attributable to the use of WDTC and BTD-CBC for testing and TTPD activities under a particular program, over and above the institutional and overhead costs, are billed to the program. 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.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- WD1_0605601A_6_2040_PB_2024
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