R 102304Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 198/13
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS COMMERCIAL GPS PROCUREMENT AND USE//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/CJCSI 613.01D/YMD:20070413//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/OASDNII/YMD:20060404//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/MCSYSCOM/YMD:20101004//
NARR/REF A IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF(CJCS) INSTRUCTION, IT IS THE MASTER POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING PLAN (MPNTP).  REF B IS THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SECURITY POLICY PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NETWORKS AND INFORMATION INTERGRATION.  REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND ORDER 3530 ON GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) SELECTIVE AVAILABILITY ANTI-SPOOFING MODULE (SAASM) AND PRECISE POSITIONING SERVICE (PPS) COMPLIANCE IMPLEMENTATION//
POC/MARK GOMBO/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4CS/NAME:WASHINGTON DC/TEL:DSN 260-3477 /EMAIL:MARK.GOMBO(AT)USMC.MIL//
POC/TIM DELOACH /CTR/UNIT:HQMC C4CS/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:DSN 260-3468/EMAIL:TIM.DELOACHE.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MARADMIN WILL PROVIDE POLICY FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND USE OF COMMERCIAL GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS (GPS).
2.  BACKGROUND.
2.A.  GPS IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF POSITION NAVIGATION AND TIMING INFORMATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.  RAPID GROWTH IN COMMERCIAL GPS TECHNOLOGY HAS CREATED AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL GPS RECEIVERS IN THE MARINE CORPS.  THOUGH COMMERCIAL GPS IS AVAILABLE FOR PEACEFUL, CIVIL, COMMERCIAL, AND SCIENTIFIC USE ON A CONTINUOUS WORLDWIDE BASIS, INHERENT WEAKNESSES OF COMMERCIAL GPS EXIST.  IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT MARINES UNDERSTAND THAT THESE SYSTEMS MAY NOT BE RELIABLE DURING CONFLICT.  KEYED PPS SAASM GPS USER EQUIPMENT (UE) (E.G. DEFENSE ADVANCED GPS RECEIVER (DAGR)) PROVIDE ENHANCED ASSURANCE AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF GPS THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE WITH COMMERCIAL GPS.
3.  ACTION.
3.A.  PER REFERENCE (A) AND (B), ALL ACQUISITION PROGRAMS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER PLATFORM, SYSTEM, OR DEVICE, PROCURED BY THE MARINE CORPS THROUGH THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM (DAS) THAT INCORPORATE GPS AND ARE USED IN COMBAT, COMBAT SUPPORT, OR COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT MUST USE GPS RECEIVERS OPERATING IN KEYED PPS MODE. WHILE STANDARD POSITIONING SERVICE (SPS) IS NOT GENERALLY AUTHORIZED FOR THESE MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (DOD CIO) AND THE JOINT STAFF/J-6 CONSIDERS WAIVER REQUESTS AND WILL BE THE FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITIES ON ALL COMMERCIAL SPS GPS 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, COMBAT TRAINING, AND MILITARY EXERCISES WITH KEYED PPS GPS UE.  PER REFERENCE (C), ALL COMMERCIAL SPS GPS WAIVER REQUESTS GENERATED BY MARINE CORPS SYSTEMS COMMAND (MARCORSYSCOM) AND PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OF ICER LAND SYSTEMS (PEO LS) SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, INTEROPERABILITY, ARCHITECTURES AND TECHNOLOGY (SIAT)/SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION (SE AND I) DIVISION.  SIAT/SE AND I SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING, COORDINATING, TRACKING, AND STAFFING ALL SPS AND PPS/SAASM WAIVER REQUESTS.  HQMC C4 WILL BE NOTIFIED OF ALL MARCORSYSCOM STAFFED WAIVER REQUESTS.
3.B.  IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCES (A) AND (B), COMMERCIAL GPS RECEIVERS ARE AUTHORIZED FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE (O AND M) PURCHASE AND USED FOR LIMITED NON-CRITICAL APPLICATIONS TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL SITUATION AWARENESS AND LOGISTICS MATERIAL TRACKING UPON APPROVAL THROUGH THE DIRECTOR HQMC C4 VIA THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT REQUEST AND APPROVAL SYSTEM (ITPRAS).
4.  THE POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THIS MESSAGE AND ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ARE MAJ MARK GOMBO, DSN 260-3477, COMM 703-693-3477, MARK.GOMBO(AT)USMC.MIL AND MR. TIM DELOACHE, DSN 260-3468, COMM 703-693-3468, TIM.DELOACHE.CTR(AT)USMC.MIL.
5.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELED 1 OCTOBER 2014.
6.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN K. J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4), WASHINGTON, D.C.//