The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Pacific Division, Los Angeles District has a requirement for Design Bid Build Sentinel Air Education Training Command Formal Training Unit at Vandenberg SFB, Santa Barbara County, CA.

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• This is a design bid build project to Construct approximately 177,490SF Air Education and Training Command Formal Training Unit at Vandenberg Space Force Base to support Sentinel (Ground Based Strategic Deterrent) training for Maintenance and Operations. A single training facility will integrate student instruction and lab curriculum reducing student transit between multiple venues, and facilitate instructor collaboration. The Sentinel Air Education and Training Command Formal Training Unit will be located near the existing Minuteman III training facilities off California and Washington Avenue on Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA. The structure will consist of a steel core structure with concrete foundations, electrical/mechanical service and distribution components/systems, water and sewer, fire protection, lightning protection, security and communications systems. Some areas within the secure space of the Air Education and Training Command Formal Training Unit will require additional security depending on the final determination for clearance levels based upon the training curriculum. Site improvements include clearing, grubbing, grading, minor demolition, paving, walkways, and storm drainage.
• The facility will be comprised of Maintenance Training Bays, Operations Training Labs, Air Education and Training Command Headquarters and Training Instructor offices, and Academic Space. There will be approximately 113 parking spaces required for this facility. The Maintenance Training Bays will facilitate new personnel with initial training for maintenance tasks associated with Sentinel (GBSD) weapon system. One of the bays will allow parking of Payload Transporter, Maintenance Vans, and government operating vehicles and have driving lanes to California Boulevard. Two overhead cranes will be needed in the maintenance training bays to assist with oversized trainers.
• The Operations Training Labs will consist of Launch Controller Crew Procedures Trainers and other lab/training spaces to house the initial training for operations personnel. Facilities will be designed as permanent construction in accordance with Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria 1-200-01, General Building requirements. This project will comply with Department of Defense antiterrorism/force protection requirements per Unified Facilities Criteria 4-010-01.