Lockheed provides Coast Guard with training, tech support

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide training and technical support to the Coast Guard under a five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract that has a $57 million ceiling value.

The contract, which includes a $90,000 initial task order, calls for Lockheed to work closely with the Coast Guard to identify and hire instructors in a variety of specialized areas.

The training areas will include aviation, operations and engineering, conducting performance analysis and assisting with instructor improvement programs, and the development of curricula and advanced distributed learning modules.

Training and support services will be provided for up to 12 Coast Guard training sites located in Mobile, Ala.; Alameda, Calif.; Petaluma, Calif.; New London, Conn.; Washington, D.C.; Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Elizabeth City, N.C.; Cape May, N.J.; Oklahoma City; Charleston, S.C.; Chesapeake, Va.; and Yorktown, Va.

Lockheed Martin, of Bethesda, Md., ranks No. 1 on Washington Technology’s 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.