# Project 0033 — OT&E Support

**Program element:** 0605873M — Marine Corps Program Wide Supt  
**Project:** 0033  
**Component:** U.S. Navy  
**Appropriation:** 1319 — RDT&E, Navy  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605873M/0033  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605873M

## Summary

Project 0033 — OT&E Support requests $13.6M in FY2027, 19% of the $70.0M requested for program element 0605873M, down 9.2% on FY2026. 1 R-2A activity decomposes the request.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 16.3 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 15.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 13.6 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 13.9 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 14.2 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 14.5 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 14.8 |

> Estimate types are not summed. This project is one leaf of PE 0605873M; the PE total is the sum of its projects, never added to them.

## What project 0033 buys

The Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) supports the material acquisition process by managing the Marine Corps Operational Test (OT) programs for Acquisition Categories (ACAT) I through ACAT IV (less OT of manned aircraft) and performs other functions that may be directed by the Commandant of the Marine Corps. The primary purpose of Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) is to provide information to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) regarding the Operational Effectiveness (OE) and Operational Suitability (OS) of the system addressed at a decision point. MCOTEA must ensure that the Marines in the Operating Forces receive the very best possible equipment and support. MCOTEA must also ensure each system proposed for acquisition is tested adequately, evaluated objectively, and reported independently. Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA) is the only unit that provides the Marine Corps with required operational test and evaluation (OT&E) capability, ensuring the Marine Corps is compliant with laws and regulations, and ensuring that training and equipment are operationally effective, relevant, and suitable. Additionally, MCOTEA's early involvement, coordination, and oversight in developmental testing and evaluation of new combat and combat support systems ensures that our Marines are the best trained, and have the best equipment, with the lowest test costs for taxpayers. Finally, MCOTEA's support of rapid acquisitions ensures that Marines in the fight are supported with the newest and most advanced equipment and that the Marine Corps is compliant with regulations.

## Activities (R-2A) — 1

| Activity | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 | Move | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCOTEA | 16.3 | 15.0 | 13.6 | −9% | [a0](https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605873M/0033/a0) |

> Activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. In the request year they partition this project exactly; in earlier years they can under-cover it.

### MCOTEA

Continue evaluating, quantifying, and reporting on programs for the operational effectiveness, suitability, and survivability of planned acquisitions to meet warfighting capabilities and will be providing Milestone Decision Authority (MDAs) to programs that are inherently governmental and a comprehensive understanding of operational risk…

Full year-by-year narrative: https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605873M/0033/a0

## What is NOT on this page

Congressional marks, the R-2 mission description and acquisition strategy, the industry vs government split of the whole request, and related program elements are recorded at **program-element** grain — an NDAA mark lands on a PE, never on a project. They are at https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605873M.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-2A/R-3, PE 0605873M project 0033 (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605873M")`.

*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Defense. Budget figures are requests/estimates, not obligations.*