CONTRACT AWARD: $57,097,418 for U.S. Space Force Contract to Support Deep Space Surveillance System in the US including Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
According to the Department of Defense (DoD) a company out of Herndon, Virginia has been awarded a $7,681,160 modification (P00002) to contract FA2517-20-C-0003 for Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance system support.
The CEO stated last year “This is an exciting new win for Serco in supporting the U.S. Space Force and their GEODSS systems as it goes through upgrades and expansions,” said Dave Dacquino, Serco Inc’s Chairman and CEO. “This win builds on Serco’s presence in the space domain, in particular our UK & Europe division with its contracts in earth observation support services and spacecraft and satellite management.”
Work will be performed in Socorro, New Mexico; Maui, Hawaii; and Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, and is expected to be completed April 30, 2022. The total cumulative face value of the contract is $57,097,418.
AWARDEE
Serco Inc. — Serco has extensive past performance experience supporting the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) under the AFSPC C4ISR and C4I2TSR contracts. Serco Group, as an international services Company, has supported space projects for over 50 years. Today the company has highly skilled scientific, technical and engineering teams supporting military and civilian space programs in Europe, the UK, Australia and now in the United States.