MARINE CORPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT AND USE
Date Signed: 10/4/2018 | MARADMINS Number: 569/18
MARADMINS : 569/18

R 041413Z OCT 18
MARADMIN 569/18
MSGID/GENADMIN, USMTF, 2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 (UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT AND USE//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CJCSI 6130.01F/YMD: 20160930//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/DODI 4650.08/YMD: 20150205//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/NDAA 2011/PL 111-383 913//
NARR/REF A IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF (CJCS) INSTRUCTION: IT IS THE MASTER POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING PNT) PLAN. REF B IS THE PNT AND NAVIGATION WARFARE (NAVWAR) INSTRUCTION: IT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM POLICY. REF C IS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011, PUBLIC LAW 111-383, SECTION 913, WHICH MANDATES THAT NONE OF THE FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE DOD MAY BE OBLIGATED OR EXPENDED TO PURCHASE GPS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) AFTER FY17 UNLESS THE EQUIPMENT IS CAPABLE OF RECEIVING THE MILITARY-CODE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE M-CODE). THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MAY GRANT WAIVERS TO THIS LAW IF THE SECRETARY DETERMINES THAT SUITABLE UE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING M-CODE IS NOT AVAILABLE, OR DOES NOT REQUIRE THE UE TO BE CAPABLE OF RECEIVING M-CODE FROM GPS.//
POC/DAVID VAUGHN/CTR/UNIT: HQMC C4CS/NAME: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 703-697-5417/EMAIL: DAVID.VAUGHN.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/ANDRE COLEMAN/CIV/UNIT: HQMC C4CS/NAME: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: 571-256-8836 /EMAIL: ANDRE.COLEMAN@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. Purpose. This MARADMIN provides the policy for procurement and use of commercial Standard Positioning System (SPS), and Precise Positioning System (PPS) Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (UE).
2. Background. GPS is the primary source of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information for the Department of Defense (DoD). Rapid growth in commercial GPS technology has increased demand for commercial GPS receivers in the Marine Corps. Though commercial GPS devices and Standard Positioning System (SPS) services are available for peaceful, civil, commercial, and scientific use on a continuous worldwide basis, inherent weaknesses of commercial GPS and SPS exist. The service provided from commercial GPS devices may not be reliable, or available during conflict. Keyed Precise Positioning System (PPS) Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS User Equipment (UE) (e.g., the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR)) and the PPS provide enhanced assurance and exclusive use of GPS, both of which are not available with commercial GPS. NDAA FY11 and PL 111-383 913 mandate that “none of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the DoD may be obligated, or expended to purchase GPS user equipment (UE) after FY17, unless the equipment is capable of receiving the Military-Code (commonly known as M-Code). The Secretary of Defense may grant waivers to this law if the Secretary determines that suitable UE capable of receiving M-Code is not available, or does not require the UE to be capable of receiving M-Code from GPS.” Many systems were granted limited, two-year waivers beginning in 2017 due to unavailability of M-Code GPS UE (MGUE). A record of Marine Corps M-Code Waivers is maintained by HQMC C4/CS.
3. Action.
3.a. Per references (a) and (b), all acquisition programs, regardless of whether they involve a platform, system, or device that are procured by the Marine Corps through the Defense Acquisition System (DAS) and incorporate GPS must use GPS receivers operating in keyed PPS mode when used in combat, combat support, or combat service support. While commercial SPS GPS receivers are not generally authorized for these military applications, the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer (DoD CIO) and the Joint Staff/J-6 consider waiver requests, and will be the final approval authorities on all commercial SPS GPS receiver waivers. Critical military operations, such as weapons delivery coordination, target location, fire support, close air support, extraction and rendezvous are not waiverable, and will only be performed in combat training and military exercises with keyed PPS GPS UE.
3.b. IAW references (a), (b), and (c), purchase of GPS UE is limited to only M-Code capable unless granted a waiver.
3.c. IAW references (a) and (b), commercial SPS GPS receivers are authorized for operations and maintenance purchases, and limited non-critical applications to enhance individual situation awareness and logistics material tracking upon approval through the Director, C4, HQMC via the Information Technology Procurement Request and Approval System (ITPRAS).
3.d. Non-program-of-record friendly force tracking devices that are purchased to meet Combatant Command (COCOM) force protection requirements, should attach COCOM reference to ITPRAS request.
4. Any additional questions can be addressed to the POCs identified in this MARADMIN.
5. This MARADMIN will self-cancel on 1 Oct 2020.
6. Release authorized by BGen Lorna M. Mahlock, Director, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4), Department.//