Contract Award: $127M to Operate Army Communication Systems: Southwest and Central Asia
Department of Defense awarded ITT Exelis Systems Corp. a $127M Operation & Maintenance
ITT Exelis Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., is being awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $127,150,517 for the operation, maintenance and defense of Army communications in Southwest Asia and Central Asia. Work will be performed in Kuwait, Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar. Fiscal 2013 Operation and Maintenance funds in the amount of $30,000,000 are being obligated on this award. The bid was solicited through the Internet, with five bids received. The Army Contracting Command, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., is the contracting activity (W91RUS-13-C-0006)
ABOUT ITT EXELIS
ITT Exelis is a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense, information and technical services company that leverages a 50-year legacy of deep customer knowledge and technical expertise to deliver affordable, mission-critical solutions for global customers. We are a leader in communications, sensing and surveillance, critical networks, electronic warfare, navigation, air traffic solutions and information systems with growing positions in C4ISR, composite aerostructures, logistics and technical services. Headquartered in McLean, Va., the company employs about 19,900 people and generated 2012 sales of $5.5 billion.