Parsons Government Services has secured a potential $98.5 million task order from the Air Force Research Laboratory to support command and control, space, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance software development under the second iteration of the Global Application Research, Development, Engineering and Maintenance program.
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What Work Will Parsons Perform?
This cost-plus-fixed-fee award tasks Parsons with the full life cycle development of C2-SpISR software, from initial research and prototyping to integration and sustainment of mission-critical baselines, the Department of War said Thursday. GARDEM 2 software baselines enable command and control and ISR operations across defense and intelligence missions.
The contract scope includes advancing new technologies and maintaining existing systems to ensure continuous capability development and operational integration.
According to a draft statement of work included in the request for information for GARDEM 2, the contractor should provide on-site system research and development, test, and installation at the Colorado campuses of the U.S. Space Force, Schriever Air Force Base and Air Force National Tactical Integration Colorado Buckley Space Force Base.
Work will be performed in Colorado Springs with completion expected by May 2031.
The GARDEM 2 task order was competitively awarded, with one offer received.
How Does This Fit Into Parsons’ GARDEM Work?
The award builds on Parsons’ long-standing role in the GARDEM program, following multiple task orders under the first GARDEM contract vehicle, including a $28 million award in 2024 and a $26 million task order in 2021.
AFRL initiated the GARDEM program in January 2020 with a potential $427 million multiple-award contract in which Parsons secured a spot.
