DoDIN-Approved Cisco Tactical Networking at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA
The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms is the largest Marine Corps base by land area — 1,102 square miles of Southern California desert — and hosts Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, the Corps' premier live-fire combined-arms training venue. Buyers here are supporting a training range network unlike almost any other installation in the portfolio.
- DoDIN APL
- TAA
- FIPS 140-3
- STIG
Mission-ready Cisco for Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms
Supporting U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary and garrison network modernization at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in Twentynine Palms with DoDIN APL-approved Cisco Catalyst switching and ruggedized edge routing built to deploy.
What buying Cisco at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms looks like
MAGTFTC runs the Corps' largest-scale combined-arms exercises, meaning the installation's network has to support instrumented range systems, live-fire safety and tracking infrastructure, and temporary field command posts that stand up and tear down with each training rotation, alongside the conventional garrison IT found on any base. That combination pushes demand toward ruggedized outdoor wireless and hardened switching for range and training-support facilities, not just standard office Wi-Fi.
As with other Marine Corps installations, procurement runs through GPC for small purchases and GSA Schedule, Navy ePS, or SEWP for larger buys, coordinated with the base's network security office for DoDIN APL and STIG compliance before connection. Given the scale of the training footprint — the base is roughly the size of Rhode Island — buyers should expect network projects segmented by function: garrison administrative and barracks Wi-Fi is one category, range instrumentation and OT for live-fire safety systems is another, and the two typically call for different security postures even when both terminate on Cisco Catalyst infrastructure.
How to buy
The purchasing paths we support today, so your acquisition team can move fast and compliant. Our GSA Multiple Award Schedule application is in progress.
- GPC / Government Purchase Card (direct)
- Simplified Acquisition (SAP, FAR Part 13)
- FAR-based purchase orders (open market)
- GSA eBuy
- WAWF / PIEE invoicing
- GSA MAS — application in progress
Compliance documented up front — on the quote, not after award.
- DoDIN APL
- TAA
- FIPS 140-3
- STIG
Cisco platforms for the Marine Corps
Catalyst 9300 / 9400 Series
DoDIN APL ASLAN campus switching
Ruggedized edge routers (ASR / NCS 540)
Expeditionary, hardened edge
ASR 1000 Series
WAN aggregation & SD-WAN edge
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Zero Trust access control
Cisco Secure Firewall
Segmentation & threat defense
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Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms procurement FAQ
Q1Does range instrumentation equipment need to meet the same standards as garrison IT?
Yes, if it connects to the base network — DoDIN APL listing and STIG compliance apply regardless of whether the equipment supports a live-fire range or an administrative building, though range and OT deployments typically also need ruggedization the garrison side doesn't.
Q2What size purchases can move on a GPC card at the Combat Center?
Micro-purchase thresholds follow standard federal GPC rules and apply uniformly across DoD installations; anything above that threshold, or any purchase that requires a formal contract action, moves to GSA Schedule, Navy ePS, or SEWP depending on the requiring unit and equipment type.
Q3Who manages network infrastructure for temporary field command posts during training exercises?
Field networks stood up for MAGTFTC exercises are typically managed by the training units themselves using deployable kit, but any connection back into the base's permanent network infrastructure still needs to go through the installation's network security approval process before it is allowed to pass traffic.
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