SENTINEL AIR EDUCATION TRAINING COMMAND FORMAL TRAINING UNIT (AETC FTU)

The project involves constructing a 16,489 square meter (177,490 square foot) Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Formal Training Unit (FTU) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The facility will support Sentinel training for maintenance and operations, and will integrate student instruction and lab curriculum to reduce student transit between multiple venues and facilitate instructor collaboration. The project is estimated to cost between $100M and $250M and is expected to take 1000 calendar days to complete. The project is being issued as an unrestricted full and open competition. Key features of the project include: • Construction of a single training facility to integrate student instruction and lab curriculum • Reduction of student transit between multiple venues • Facilitation of instructor collaboration • Support for Sentinel training for maintenance and operations • Estimated project duration of 1000 calendar days • Estimated project cost of $100M-$250M