Maintenance and operation coming up for bid. Current contract ends in 2019. Upgrade and modernization efforts continue. Protests over environmental impact and the monitoring of range operations will remain ever present. Funding for undersea warfare in general likely to increase in the near future. The U.S. Navy's AUTEC (Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center) offers underwater and in-air test facilities, and provides support to United States, Canadian, and British military and civilian organizations, and to NATO. AUTEC facilities are located at Andros Island, Bahamas (ASD) and West Palm Beach, Florida (WPB). A small detachment of Navy personnel are stationed at these facilities, with primary responsibility for protection of military interests. The contractor responsible for maintenance and operations serves under contract with the Navy. Approximately 45 civil service personnel at the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) oversee AUTEC operations and the maintenance and operations contractor.
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