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The State Department recently posted a video update of its Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) at Fort Pickett in Virginia.
FASTC will provide hard-skills security training to State Department personnel and the foreign affairs community. In 2015, GSA purchased property and secured land use agreements for approximately 1,400 acres of publicly held land. On February 25, 2016, construction began for the FASTC project. According to the State Department, the Master Construction Schedule for the FASTC construction is being completed through three construction contracts. Contractors began construction activities on February 25, 2016 and overall project substantial completion is anticipated for July 2019.
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- FASTC Fort Pickett v. FLETC Glynco: GA Senator to Hold Hearing on Diplomatic Security Training Center Oct 2015
- GAO: FASTC Fort Pickett Fully Meets Requirements, FLETC Glynco, Not Really Sept 2015
- FASTC Hard Skills Training Center: “Who owes who favors?” Sept 2015
- A Look at the DOS Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC) in Fort Pickett and Nottoway County April 2015
The FASTC Site Plan below shows the general areas where the hard-skills training venues are currently being built for Contract 01 and Contract 02. According to state.gov, AECOM of Virginia Beach, VA has provided Construction Management as Agent and Commissioning Services since the Design Phase for the FASTC Ft. Pickett, VA site and is responsible for the numerous comprehensive facets of the construction process, including ongoing site communication, safety, security, and circulation of deliveries and construction vehicles on site.
CONTRACT 1: 2015 – April 2017
Jan. 2017 – Build out of Live Fire Shoot House interior
Feb. 2017 – Rappel Tower wood and rock wall installation
Mar. 2017 – Permanent power to all venues
- Mock-Urban Tactical Training Area
- Rappel Tower
- Smoke House
- Static Training Device Pad
- Tactical Maze as well as Interior of the High Bay, Classroom and Breakroom
- Explosives Demonstration Range
- Viewing Shelter and Storage Building
- Live Fire Shoot House as well as Interiors
CONTRACT 2: 2016 – September 2018
Jan. 2017 – Tree clearing and grading continues
Feb. 2017 – Ductbank complete and A01 Foundations begun
Mar. 2017 – Slab on Grade placement at A01, tree clearing finishes
- A01 (Administrative Office Building 01) and T01 (Training Classroom Building 01)
- Vehicle Maintenance Shop
- Ring Road Bridge C-300 and C-307
- Central Ammo and Explosives Storage
- High-Speed Driving Track
- High-Speed Track
- High-Speed Driving Track Bridge
- Tank Trail
- Post-Blast Training Range
CONTRACT 3: 2017 – July 2019
August 2017 – Award
July 2019 – Estimated substantial completion
