DRS Technical Services Inc, Herndon, Va., was awarded a $30,271,266 hybrid firm-fixed price, cost-plus fixed-fee and cost reimbursable multi-year contract to operate control and maintain satellite communications between the continental United States and worldwide locations.  It will also provide help desk and field operations support.  Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $30,271,266 were obligated at the time of the award.

Estimated completion date is March 11, 2017.  Bids were solicited via the Internet with four received. Work will be performed in Rock Island, Ill., Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Germany.  Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, Ill., is the contracting activity (W52P1J-14-C-0026).

D&S Consultants Inc., doing business as DSCI, Eatontown, N.J., has been awarded an $8,734,140 firm-fixed-price, sole-source contract for Information Technology operations and maintenance support services for United States Southern Command Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Work will be performed in Cuba with Sept. 6, 2014 estimated completion date. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance Army funds in the amount of $6,833,026 were obligated at time of award. U.S. Army Contracting Command – Fort Sam Houston, Texas is the contracting activity (W912CL-14-C-0008).