The
98th MSG commands two squadrons with 70 military and civil service
personnel, with functional responsibility for 507 contract personnel.
It provides base operating support on the 3-million-acre Nevada Test
and Training Range with contingents at several geographically separated
locations, including Tonopah Test Range, Creech AFB, Point Bravo,
Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range, and Range 63A. It operates a
physical plant with two major airfields and 700 facilities, a
628-vehicle fleet, 1,214 bed spaces, one dining facility, one
"all-ranks" club and three supply warehouses. It executes a $26-million
budget to deliver range civil engineering, fire protection, security,
dining, custodial, lodging, logistics, fuels and transportation
services.
98th Northern Range Support Squadron:
The
98th NRSS provides management oversight for Tonopah Test and Training
Range airfield, Tolicha Peak and NTTR Northern Ranges and coordinates
contractor support for tenant organizations. It also provides support
to deployed forces, operates the airfield in support of deployed forces
and as an emergency divert base for fighter, bomber and transport
aircraft flying on the NTTR, authorizes airfield access, oversees NTTR
Northern Range operational activities (1.8 million acres) and controls
range access and provides initial response on-scene command for
security, fire protection, environmental incidents and medical
responses.
The Tonopah Test Range Airfield-Northern Ranges
mission is to provide domestic support for internal and external range
customers, provide a capability for emergency divert landing and serve
as a forward-support location for various Nellis training, testing and
tactics development activities.
Lockheed Martin compound on the Tonopah Test Range
Image of the compound can be seen here or on Google Earth at 37°44'11.48"N 116°29'46.20"W
Listed below is a brief overview of the different types of projects that
W. R. Henderson Construction, Inc. has completed throughout the years:
SIGINT/EWS Maintenance Facility/Fiber Optics, Fort Huachuca Army/AFB, AZ Stallion Range Center Water Development/Fiber Optics, White Sands Missile Range, NM Tolicha Peak Electronic Combat Range, Tonopah Test Range, NV P-66 Upgrade Facilities, Tonopah Test Range, NV
Government Technical Services Division EPD
is part of the Government Technical Services Division (GTSD), which
also offers operations, maintenance, and other support services to
government facilities across the country.
Tonopah Test
Range. GTSD currently provides maintenance, operations, and test
support to Sandia National Laboratories at the DOE's Tonopah Test
Range, located 150 air miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, within the
boundaries of the Nellis Bombing and Gunnery Range. Our staff
maintains facilities, equipment, and infrastructure throughout the
280-square mile site. We also supports weapons testing projects
conducted by the DOE and DoD. Our activities include downhole
recovery of test articles that penetrate the dry lakebed, equipment
staging, test site prep, target construction, setup of mobile data
acquisition systems, and operation of cameras and telescopes.
•
The Army tested the threat detection algorithm update, which provides
capability enhancements against various threats, at the Tonopah Test
Range (TTR), Nevada, in November 2008. The update was fielded in
December 2008.
Reference: http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2009/pdf/other/2009DOTEAnnualReport.pdf •
The Department of the Navy (DoN) LAIRCM completed an ambitious,
accelerated test program in August 2008. Testing consisted of
live fire missile shots against the system at the White Sands Missile
Range, New Mexico, and Tonopah Test Range, Nevada; an integrated
developmental and operational test (DT/OT) flight test program; and a
Quick Reaction Assessment (QRA) by the Navy’s Operational Test and
Evaluation Force (COTF) on both the CH-53E and CH-46. The results
of these tests will inform an Early Operatonal Capability Decision by
October 2008 and initial aircraft installations in January 2009.
Because of the accelerated test schedule, the Navy completed only
minimal suitability testing and evaluation. The Navy conducted a
maintenance demonstration in September 2008. Reference: http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2008/pdf/navy/2008donlaircm.pdf
NNSA Conducts Successful B61-11 JTA Flight Test Apr 4, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration
(NNSA), in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command,
recently conducted a successful surveillance flight test using a Joint
Test Assembly (JTA) of the B61 Mod 11 (B61-11) Strategic Bomb.
“JTA
tests demonstrate NNSA’s commitment to ensuring that all weapon systems
perform as planned and that systems are designed to be safe, secure and
effective,” said NNSA’s Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs Don
Cook. “The strong partnership between NNSA and Department of Defense is
vital to our national security and helps enhance the way NNSA does
business and manages its resources.” A JTA contains
instrumentation and sensors that monitor the performance of numerous
weapon components during the flight test to determine if the weapon
functions as designed. This JTA also included a flight recorder that
stored the bomb performance data for the entire test. The data is used
in a reliability model, developed by Sandia National Laboratories, to
evaluate the reliability of the bomb.
The JTA was produced by the
NNSA in support of the Joint Surveillance Flight Test Program between
the Department of Defense and the NNSA, and was built to simulate the
actual B61-11 weapon configuration utilizing as much war reserve
hardware as feasible. It was assembled at the Pantex plant in Amarillo,
Texas and was not capable of nuclear yield, as it contained no special
nuclear materials.
A B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber from the 509th
Bomber Wing, operating out of Whiteman Air Force Base, delivered and
released the B61-11 JTA at the NNSA’s Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
Laser Infrared Countermeasures Fly-out Experiment
From the United States Air Force Annual Financial Statement 2004: Completed the final transition of the
very successful Laser Infrared Countermeasures Fly-out Experiment
demonstration with a final risk reduction live fire missile test
at Tonopah National Test Range, Nevada. This test showed conclusively
that Closed Loop Infrared Countermeasures jamming techniques provide a
robust capability against a wide variety of infrared missiles,
including proliferated Man Portable Air Defense Systems.
Note the reference to theTonopah NATIONAL Test Range is unique (thus far) to this report.
The
AN/AAQ-24(V)25, DoN LAIRCM system combines advanced, two-color Infrared
Missile Warning System (MWS) and Directed Laser Countermeasures to
defeat shoulder-launched missiles fired at. The system will be deployed
on a total of 156 United States Marine Corps (USMC) CH-53E, CH-53D and
CH-46E medium-lift and heavy-lift, assault support helicopters to meet
the USMC urgent needs for a “…state-of-the-art, reliable, carrier-based
and land-based Missile Warning System (MWS) and Infrared Countermeasure
(IRCM).”
The DoN LAIRCM system consists of five major
components: Five Infrared (IR) MWS sensors; a dedicated Central
Processor; a Control Indicator Unit (CIU) for cockpit display; two
Pointer-Tracker/Jamming Subsystems or Guardian Laser Tracker Assemblies
(GLTA) consisting of four-axis stabilized gimbaled system, a Fine Track
Sensor (FTS) and a ViperTM laser.
Since 2006, system has been
tested at Tonopah Test Range, White Sands Live-missile firing test
range as well as flight tests on CH-46 and CH-53 aircraft. All hardware
and software is qualified and validated prior to range and flight test
using OEM and independent Modeling and Simulation. Operational Test was
completed in June 2009.
Initial deployment began in January 2009
and will continue fielding through 2012. This advanced Aircraft
Survivability Equipment (ASE) provides the most sophisticated IRCM
system fielded on DOD aircraft today and enables aircraft to operate in
all battlefield threat conditions providing maximum aircraft and
aircrew survivability.
Specifications
Primary Function: Helicopter Aircraft Survivability Contractor: Northrop Grumman Corporation Date Deployed: January 2009 Height: NA Weight: Total LAIRCM System (2 turret): 196 lbs.
Program Status
ACAT: ACAT 1C, Special Interest Production Phase: In Production Inventory: 30 delivered; 156 Total Inventory
The Air Force will be conducting
various MANPADS launches at Tonopah Test Range, NV during March 2006.
AAC/XRS considers this an excellent opportunity for system
developers/integrators to assess their existing detection and tracking
hardware and software against MANPADS. The Government is
expecting to have TSPI data available for all MANPADS firings.
Offerors must identify any additional data requirements. Offerors are
expected to bring their own equipment to the government MANPADS test
site.
AAC = Air Armament Center
TSPI = Time Space Position Information
Seventy-seven
Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) missiles were fired at the
Tonopah Test Range in support of development of next-generation missile
warning systems. The customer for this data was the Air Force Air
Mobility Command, but the event was monitored by the Department of
Homeland Security and allied participants from Canada, the UK,
Australia, and New Zealand. The shoulder-fired missiles included both
foreign and domestic assets. Ultraviolet, infrared, visible-spectrum,
and acoustic signatures were obtained from the firings. Tonopah Test
Range Dept. 2915 provided operational support.
Restart authorization for Tonopah Test Range operations,
including all work relating to the planning, testing, recovery,
clearing, safing, handling, and storage of our Joint Test Assembly
(JTA) mission, was approved by the Div. 2000 VP on June 1, 2009. This
quick effort also resulted in the successful testing of 52
Man-Portable Air Defense System (ManPADS) missiles and resulted in
software algorithm updates for the defensive systems of DoD aircraft
deployed in the Iraq/Afghanistan theater to improve survivability rates
of aircraft engaged in those conflicts. (2900, 4100, 400) NW, DS&A
The
46 TW has been conducting MANPADS tests at Tonopah Test Range, Nevada,
and at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. These tests simulate different IR
sources (i.e., targets) at representative ranges and varying
environmental conditions. Major program offices conduct tests to assess
missile and countermeasure effectiveness. The 46 TW’s Aerospace
Survivability and Safety Technical Area (46 OG/780 TS/OL-AC) has been
present at various tests since 2005, collecting video and other
supporting data for more than 300 individual test events serving
different program offices throughout the Department of Defense.
From Textron press release:
Textron Systems Awarded Contract to Develop Concept for Counter Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)
Wilmington,
MA - April 20, 2006 - Textron Systems announced today that it has been
awarded a $200,000.00 contract for the concept development of a
ground-based Counter-Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Missile
Detection and Tracking System. The contract represents one of four
awards by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Armament Center. This new
effort represents an early step in countering the growing threat to
military and civilian aircraft created by terrorists equipped with
readily available, lethal MANPADS weapons.
Textron Systems
demonstrated its concept for MANPADS detection and tracking to the USAF
during MANPADS Week held at the Tonopah Test Range, in Nevada, USA, in
early March 2006. Textron Systems' proposed Directed Energy -based
MANPADS defense system combines the high power of a CO2 laser with a
Medium Wave Infrared (MWIR) passive sensor-based Missile Detection and
Tracking (MDT) system to defeat threat targets.
"We believe that
an MWIR-based Missile Detection and Tracking system, when operating at
shorter ranges often associated with a MANPADS attack, will offer
excellent detection probability with a very low false alarm rate," said
Mark Kovacs, manager of sensors and image processing, Textron Systems.
"The directed energy-based Counter MANPADS approach encompasses a range
of technologies that have been key elements of Textron Systems' R&D
effort and fielded programs for more than 30 years," continued Kovacs.
Textron
Systems' Counter-MANPADS proposal is based on the company's proven
electro-optical surveillance systems used onboard operational USAF
reconnaissance aircraft, as well as demonstrated technologies for high
power CO2 lasers. Textron Systems has developed sensors, acquisition
and tracking systems, laser pointing systems, laser radars, and a
spectrum of high-power laser weapons-class devices for ground, sea, and
airborne platforms. The company has decades of experience in the
design, development, implementation, testing, data processing and
analysis of visible and infrared sensors for military applications.
The
AEDC Signature Measurement Team supported numerous Missile Defense
Agency (MDA) flight test intercepts with state-of-the-art imagery and
signatures of launch and intercept events using ground-based
multi-spectral imagers (visible, near-infrared [IR], short, mid and
long-wave IR). Support was also provided to the Advance Tactical
Infrared Counter Measures (ATIRCM)/Common Missile Warning System (CMWS)
Tonopah Measurement Support.
AEDC signature measurements team
also deployed to the Tonopah Test Range to support Man-Portable Air
Defense (MANPAD) testing. The team successfully collected
visible, IR and ultraviolet data on 31 test articles.
Millennium Challenge
Combat Controllers from the 20th Special Forces Group, 3rd
Battalion, 20th Operations Detachment Alpha, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., use
a variety of night vision devices to direct fire from an AC-130U
Gunship at the Tonopah Test Range, Nevada on July 25, 2002, during
Millennium
Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Houghton) [Original
web page here.]
Note the gent on the left. .The point on the optical system where it makes a
jump is the erecting prism. Normally an eyepiece is inserted behind the erecting
prism, but this set up has some additional hardware, which I suspect is an image
intensifying tube.
B-2A/B61-11 Drop Test
So you think nothing ever happens at the TTR. Well, if you were there on
November 20, 1996, you would have seen a B2 flying and a missile test. This
assumes you could have waited in the cold long enough for something to
happen.
S.3.10 NNSA Flight Test Operations for Gravity Weapons
SNL manages Flight Test Operations for gravity weapons (bombs) to assure compatibility of the
hardware necessary for the interface between the weapon and the delivery system, and to assess
weapon system functions in realistic delivery conditions. The actual flight tests are conducted
with both the B83 and B61 weapons, which are pulled from the stockpile and converted into
units called Joint Test Assemblies (JTAs). These tests are presently conducted at the TTR, a 280
square-mile site, located about 140 air-miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. NNSA operates
this facility under the terms of a land use agreement with the United States Air Force. This
agreement expires in 2019.
Conversion of nuclear weapons into JTAs is a multi-step operation. Pantex denuclearizes
nuclear weapons that become JTAs. These JTAs are not capable of producing nuclear yield.
They may then be further modified at SNL. JTAs are then dropped from aircraft at various
altitudes and velocities. Depleted uranium may be present in JTAs, but because there is no
explosive event, the depleted uranium is contained within the weapon case and completely
recovered after each test. There is no contamination of the soil as the result of a JTA flight test.
In some cases, JTAs are flown at velocities and altitudes of interest and not dropped. In this case,
the aircraft returns to its base with the JTA on-board. In an average year, 10 JTAs are tested at
TTR.
The alternatives for NNSA flight testing are shown in Table S.3.10-1. The selection of any of
the alternatives for flight test operations is unconnected to, and will not impact, the continuation
of ongoing DOE environmental restoration activities and responsibilities at TTR resulting from
past testing by the Atomic Energy Commission. From Sandia Lab Accomplishments 2009:
The
final flight test of a gravity bomb weapon containing special nuclear
materials occurred at the Tonopah Test Range on July 22, 2008. A
Sandia-Air Force test team successfully delivered a B61-11 to a target
from an altitude of 18,000 feet. A subterranean mining operation
reaching depths of more than 20 feet retrieved the test article for
post-test analysis, which confirmed nominal (expected) system
performance. (2900, 2100, 4200) NW
B61 Recovery
The inset photograph of this B2 bomber looks like the one above. If you
look carefully, there are markings the plane's wing that show that this
photo is different.
Ever see what a nuclear bomb might look like falling to the ground?
Carl Cardwell, DSW's Stockpile Surveillance manager, did just that when
he observed B61 and B83 flight tests at the Tonopah Test Range in
Nevada during the week of July 12, 2004.
The B61 and B83 are the principal air-dropped nuclear bombs in the U.S. stockpile.
Cardwell was invited to attend by Los Alamos National Laboratory's B61
surveillance engineer, Lori Maestas. In the letter of invitation to
Bill Reis, then the director of DSW, Maestas said, "...there is value
in this opportunity ...to understand the environments that the weapon
will encounter...."
To ensure the safety, security and reliability of the weapons in the
stockpile, a comprehensive surveillance and component testing program
is carried out, including complete performance testing—without
detonation. Y‑12 produces components for flight test units as part of
the surveillance and testing program.
Cardwell says, "Y‑12 support of Quality Evaluation and Surveillance
helps NNSA maintain confidence in the stockpile. Flight tests provide
proof of reliability and demonstrate the effectiveness of our weapon
delivery systems. Components from the tests I observed will eventually
return to Y‑12 for examination and analysis under the Surveillance
Program."
NNSA Performs Successful B83 JTA Flight Test
Aug 12, 2010
WASHINGTON,
D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in
collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, recently conducted a successful
flight test using a Joint Test Assembly (JTA) of the B83 Modern
Strategic Bomb.
“JTA tests are an integral part in ensuring that
all weapon systems perform as planned and designed and that our
stockpile remains safe, secure and effective,” said Brig. Gen. Garrett
Harencak, NNSA Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for Military
Application. “The strong working relationship between NNSA and
Department of Defense is vital to our national security and we are
committed at strengthening the relationship between the two entities.”
A
JTA contains sensors and instrumentation that monitor weapon hardware
performance during flight tests to ensure that the weapon functions as
designed. The JTA contained no special nuclear materials and was not
capable of nuclear yield.
The JTA was produced by the NNSA in
support of the Joint Flight Test Program between the Department of
Defense and the NNSA. It was built to simulate the actual weapon
configuration and use as much war reserve hardware as feasible. The
test units are assembled at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas.
A
telemetry unit within the unit is used to acquire data on bomb
performance. The results are fed into a reliability model developed by
Sandia National Laboratories to evaluate the weapon reliability.
The
B83 JTA was delivered by a B-2A Spirit aircraft of the 509th Bomber
Wing operating out of Whiteman Air Force Base. The test was conducted
at the NNSA’s Tonopah Test Range (TTR).
The
Technology Demonstration 2 Flight Test, the objective of which was to
develop and demonstrate impact control technologies (position and
attitude) important for hard-target penetration, was successfully
executed on July 27, 2002, when an F-16 carrying the flight test unit
departed from Edwards AFB and released an inert bomb over Tonopah Test
Range. The TD-2 unit flew a controlled flight profile using a GPS-aided
inertial measurement unit to a pre-selected target point. It met impact
requirements. (15400) David Keese, dlkeese@sandia.gov
WSI
has been entrusted to protect some of our nation’s most critical
facilities and strategic resources. Utilizing a cadre of highly trained
and equipped para-military security personnel, WSI ensures the security
of the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security
Administration’s (DOE/NNSA) Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park, Savannah River
Site, Nevada Test Site, Sandia National laboratory Tonopah Test Range,
and the Hanford Site.
Hard Target Test (HTW-1 R803414-1) for the Strategic Earth Penetrator Weapon (SEPW)
Underground nuclear test detection using shortwave
Bexar test performed on 04/04/1991 Misty Echo test performed on 12/10/1988 Mineral Quarry test performed on 07/25/1990 Texarkana test performed 02/10/1989
Office of Secure Transportation
The OST (Office of Secure Transportation) moves nuclear material by either
truck or airplane. This document
lists the Tonopah Test Range as one of their "test" facilities.
The photo below is the same area as seen from Mojo Mound..
Image from Sandia Lab News, March 12, 2010:
Control tower:
Top of water tower:
Satellite photo of the area:
A map of the area in the photo.
Use the water tower to "connect" these maps.
(click the map above for a larger image)
Telescope storage? Hey, maybe they are looking at the lookers.
In the photograph below, note the tower (about midway down and towards the
far right) as a reference point.
Tomahawk Missile Test (5/10/1983)
A
view of a Tomahawk missile being launched from one of the eight armored
box launchers aboard the battleship USS NEW JERSEY(BB-62) while
underway off the coast of Southern California. The missile will travel
approximately 500 miles to its target at the Tonopah Test Range, NV. Photographer's Name: Unknown Location: USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) Date Shot: 5/10/1983 Date Posted: unknown VIRIN: DN-SC-83-08075
The
"warm gas roll control" was a means to spin the B77 sufficiently for
stable flight. The document (SAND79-8047) shows it was testted on
the F-4, B-52, F-111.
GBU-28 test at the TTR
This test (4/24/1991) was done with a F-111 dropping the GBU-28 prototype.
BLU-82/B test at the Tonopah Test Range (4/1/1969)
From "Project Cecho Southeast Asia Report" (10/12/1970)
CH-47C altitude testing at the Tonopah Test Range
The
TSPI (time space position information) hardware at the Tonopah Test
Range was used in testing the Chinook CH-47C. There is no specific date
mentioned when the test was does at the TTR, but the project testing
was between September 29th, 1971 and March 9th, 1972. The data
here is from the document
"Height-Velocity Evaluation CH-47C Helicopter with T55-L-11A Engines"
as published by US Army Aviation Systems Test Activity, Edwards Air
Force Base, California"
Soil Radioactivity Test Locations
The T nomenclature just denotes where soil test were performed.
Locations of Areas 3 and 9, Operation Roller Coaster, Clean Slate 1, 2, and 3
This map was found in a document related to cleaning up some fuel
contamination. It does have some one tiny bit of interesting information
on it, namely the direction of the "target flight line". It's not
clear what the "target" refers to , but it may be any plane under test
as often you see planes doing loops, i.e. flying over this path with multiple
passes, or perhaps the missile under test.
The public viewing spots are either from the area just above the upper right
corner near Silverbow Springs, or from a hill just north of the main gate. The
"Operation Roller Coaster" areas, labeled Clean Slate 1, 2, and 3, are
areas where plutonium was spread in a manner not unlike the so-called dirty
bomb, though that was not the intent of the experiment at the time.. Clean slate
site 1 has been cleaned up, i.e. the radioactive soil removed and buried
elsewhere. It appears that the remaining site are scheduled to be cleaned up. If
I was offered a tour of the area, I would suggest rolling up the windows when
driving on Cedar Pass Road next to Clean Slate 2. Note that is a heavily
traveled route.
Don't confuse "area" markings on the TTR with the same
"area" designations of the NTS. That is, area 10 on this map is not
the same as the NTS area 10.
A few links with information on Operation Roller Coaster:
Soil Sample Test Sites, Clean Slate 1,2,3, Contraves and Radar Locations Maps
I bet you didn't know the nice paved road that you drive to get to the main
gate is called Sandia Drive. Well, now you do. Cedar Pass Road goes clear to the
ET Highway, though most of it is restricted.
Contraves are the photographic tracking stations use to monitor tests.
TTR capability for nuclear propulsion testing
NASA Technical Memorandum 105710 Space Exploration Initiative Candidate Nuclear Propolsion Test Facilities
Depleted Uranium
You say you can't find any Depleted Uranium on Ebay. Is that what's troubling
you? Well, here is a good stash, though you will need more than a perfect
feedback rating on Ebay to get into this area.
Colimbo (jet fuel burning experiment)
The Colimbo site was where the jet fuel burning experiments were to be
performed, but the project appears to have been cancelled. Now why would the
government want to know the effects of burning jet fuel on things oh like steel
building girders....
Hint: the hotline does not refer to temperature.
Detailed Maps
The next two images are detailed maps that will require the dejavu plug-in
from www.lizardtech.com to view. Note
that you can use the zoom feature and the "hand" to pan around the
map.
map1 This map has the most road
names out of all the maps I could find. Thunderbird Road caught my eye, as well
as Patrol Road. Note the Radiation Hazard areas and the live fire ranges. You
know, it's a good thing this place is fenced off. ;-)
map2 This map has more detail on
the targets. One target appears to be labeled "drone" target, but it's
hard to tell.
Catcus Spring/Clean Slate/Double Tracks
NAME
COORDINATES (NAD83)
IT45
N37 43 17.5 W116 49 06.8
IT46
N37 43 16.7 W116 49 03.1
IT47
N37 43 16.0 W116 48 58.9
IT48
N37 43 17.7 W116 48 57.7
IT49
N37 43 19.4 W116 49 05.7
IT50
N37 43 17.7 W116 48 57.3
Thunderwell
NEDS (Nonviolent Explosive Destruct System) Lake
NEDS stands for Nonviolent Explosive Destruct System. Yes, both bad grammar
and an oxymoron at the same time.
Screen dump from the Tonopah Test Range tracking radar
The image below is basically a blow-up of the "meat" of the image
above. The track shown (CP) might be that of the aircraft under test. I've seen
B1's make loops over the range that were easily 40 minutes between passes,
perhaps to allow the base time to process the data.
DESC: This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial
items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as
supplemented with additional information included in this Notice. This
announcement constitutes the only solicitation: proposals are being
requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This
solicitation F26600-02-Q-B007 is issued as a Request for Quotation
(RFQ). The solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition
Procedures, FAR Part 12. This solicitation document and incorporated
provisions and clauses are those that are in effect through Federal
Acquisition Circular 2001-01 Class Deviation 2001-o0002. The Standard
Industry Classification (SIC) for this solicitation is 5082. The North
American Industry Classification System is 421810 with a size standard
of 100 employees. This solicitation is set aside for small business.
This requirement is 100% reserved for small business. The item
description is as follows: This requirement is to purchase the
following, three line items, the quantity for each is one: CLIN 0001
250 HP Diesel Melter, designed for large projects; CLIN 0002 Auto
Loader; CLIN 0003 Compressor. Delivery is to FOB destination. The
destination address is: DET 1/CC Tonopah Test Range, Tonopah, NV 89049.
The on-site point of contact is LtCol Scarine at (702) 652-4247. The
requested delivery date is: 28 Feb 01. Note: The delivery driver must
be a U.S. Citizen. The Price Schedule, Offeror Representations and
Certifications and Past Performance Reference List will be released on
the Federal Government Electronic Posting Systems EPS) site, http://eps.gov.
This is a quote request for crappy shipping containers. Since the DOD doesn't
buy crappy anything, I suspect the shipping containers were to be hacked up to
resemble buildings and then uses as targets on the Nellis ranges.
Line Item 0003: Quantity 100 each Conex containers. The container
shall meet the following required specifications: (1) Shall be used
containers, constructed with steel. (2) Doors are not essential. (3) A
modicum of rust is acceptable as are small holes no more than 6 inches
in diameter. (4) Container shall be structurally sound, able to stand
on end and support other sea land containers stacked on top. (5)
Container size shall be 8'-0 wide x 8'-6 inch high x 40'-0 long. Line
Item 0004: Shipping; Containers in Line Item 0003 shall be delivered to
Tonopah Test Range, Tonopah, NV 89049. Containers shall be delivered by
31 July 2003
This photograph is of a target on Range 61 as seen from Tikaboo Peak. They
look like shipping containers and note some are stacked. The windows are
probably just hole cut in the sides with cutting torches.
MQT FMP at the TTR (Mission Qualification Training Full Mission Profile at the Tonopah Test Range)
At MQT, students learn the skills encompassing mission planning
that includes various types of orders, planning considerations, ST
Intel support capabilities, and use of Falcon View mission planning
software. They will use this planning process during every full Mission
Profile (FMP).
Students also receive classes on the history, purpose and detailed
planning consideration required to successfully execute a full blown
airfield seizure. They learn how to build bike-bundle packages and
conduct a day Jump Clearing Team operation. A night airfield seizure
FMP is conducted with 5-8 fixed and rotary wing aircraft at OLF
Choctaw, FL or Tonopah Test Range, NV, followed by a detailed
aircrew/instructor debrief.
EPA information
This information can be found by clicking here. The nomencalture of 99ABW refers to the 99th Air Base Wing. EM is Environmental Management.
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