Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has announced a prime contract win from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Cybersecurity and Communication. SAIC will support the National Communications System (NCS) through scientific, engineering and technical services. The NCS is a key part of the country’s ability to provide vital communications services in support of government functions during emergencies. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a one-year base period and four one-year options with a total value of $388 million. Work will be performed in the Washington, DC area.
Larry Cox, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager said, “We are pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with the NCS, and look forward to helping ensure continued support for the provision and restoration of NS/EP communications for the federal government under all circumstances, including crisis or emergency, attack, recovery and reconstitution.”
Perspecta, the Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology services contractor, announced in January that it will be acquired by Veritas Capital for $7.1 billion in cash, or $29.35 per share. Veritas Capital, which holds approximately 14.5 percent of Perspecta’s outstanding shares, intends to combine Perspecta with Peraton, another government technology provider and a portfolio company. One of
The U.S. Army has opened an industry competition for a potential 10-year, $5 billion governmentwide acquisition contract covering a wide range of desktop and mobile computing systems and peripherals, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. Billy Mitchell writes the service branch will select three suppliers for the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-3 contract vehicle’s full-and-open track and choose five vendors for a small business set-aside portion. The program seeks
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has appointed U.S. Navy captain Wade Knudson to be director of engineering program solutions on the network centric systems engineering and technology leadership team, effective Nov. 21. In an e-mail, the company said Knudson will develop strategic direction for NCS programs and be based in the NCS Dulles Hub. Raytheon also released that Knudson will partner with