Amentum announced John Heller as chief executive officer, effective March 28. The company’s current CEO John Vollmer, who led the organization since its launch in January 2020, will continue with the company as chairman of Amentum’s Board of Directors. Heller previously served as CEO of PAE Incorporated for seven years until March 2021.

PAE Inc., which offers operational services to the U.S. government and its allies, said Monday it has struck a deal to be acquired by a unit of Amentum Government Services Holdings LLC in an all-cash transaction valued at about $1.9 billion. Under the terms of the deal, Pae shareholders will receive $10.05 per share in cash, or a roughly 70% premium over the closing price on Oct. 22, the last trading day before the deal was announced.

PAE a global leader merging technology with advanced business practices, delivering innovative and efficient managed solutions to the U.S. government and its allies, was awarded an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Far East for base operating support services at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The single-award contract is currently valued at up to ¥8.18 billion (approximately $74.2 million) if all options are exercised.

According to the Department of Defense, the contractor was awarded a $12,473,525 cost added to previously-awarded contract N66604-05-C-1277 for Hurricane Matthew repairs to the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC).

AUTEC is the Navy’s large-area, deep-water, undersea test and evaluation range. Underwater research, testing and evaluation of anti-submarine weapons, sonar tracking and communications are the predominant activities conducted at AUTEC. This modification increases the total value of the contract to $800,549,247.

PAE was recently awarded several task orders and contract modifications to continue supporting the United States foreign policy objectives in Africa through the Department of State Africa Peacekeeping Program (AFRICAP) II IDIQ and Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) contract vehicles.

“We are proud to support the U.S. government’s commitment to bringing peace and stability to struggling regions in Africa by enhancing the capacities and capabilities of African partner countries,” said John Heller, CEO of PAE. “PAE has supported Department of State initiatives in Africa since 1995, and we are honored to continue supporting this critical mission.”

ARLINGTON, VA. — PAE, a leading provider of enduring support for essential global missions, has completed the acquisition of A-T Solutions Corporate Holdings Prime, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “A-T Solutions”) from its stockholders.

“The acquisition of A-T Solutions fits perfectly in line with our strategy to grow through purposeful, value-based acquisitions that bring new customers and new capabilities to our portfolio,” said PAE CEO John Heller. “Together with our acquisition of USIS GS&S earlier this year, the addition of these highly skilled employees and technology solutions enables PAE to provide full spectrum identity management services, forensic and biometric operations, analysis and comprehensive training to an expanded set of customers engaged in complex national security missions worldwide.”

ARLINGTON, VA., — PAE, a leading provider of enduring support for essential global missions, has been awarded a contract from the Department of State to support the Operations and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Embassies in Europe and Asia. The value of the contract is $48.3M with a period of performance of five years; two base years and three one-year option periods. PAE has supported the U.S. diplomatic mission in Europe and Asia for almost 30 years, and in that time has expanded this portfolio to include 15 locations throughout Europe and Asia.

PAE is proud to be chosen to support this diplomatic mission, and we look forward to continuing our nearly 30 year legacy of support to the Department of State,” said PAE CEO John Heller. “Our performance on this contract has served as a platform from which to expand our portfolio of critical infrastructure support to the Department of State, through contracts at the U.S. Embassies in Kabul and Baghdad, as well as the Department of Defense...

PAE, a leading provider of integrated global mission services, has been awarded a contract to provide critical life support and logistics services to the U.S. Department of State mission in Iraq. Under the Baghdad Life Support Services  (BLiSS) program, PAE will provide a wide scope of services at the Baghdad Embassy Compound, Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center and the U.S. Consulate General in Basrah.

“We are proud to expand our support of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Iraq with the BLiSS contract award,” said PAE CEO John Heller. “It is a privilege for PAE to provide the life support and logistics services that support the hundreds of men and women who represent the U.S. mission throughout the country.”

A former employee of a U.S. contractor pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan. Acting Assistant Attorney General David O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida A. Lee Bentley made the announcement. Alan D. Simmons pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia D. Barksdale in the Middle District of Florida.

In July 3, 2013 Department of State (DOS) awarded PAE a contract for $403 million to provide life support services at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The contract is to provide life support services including food procurement, preparation and serving, fuel procurement and delivery, postal support services, solid waste management, property acrap, destruction and disposals; recreation support services; airfield and structural fire protection, warehouse operations support, airfield management and operations support, transportation services, RSO supplemental staffing support for vetting, badging and security systems maintenance, and program management.

Virginia-based Computer Sciences Corporation has reached a definitive agreement with Pacific Architects and Engineers – PAE for the sale of its base operations, aviation and range services business unit, Applied Technology Division (ATD), for $175 million in cash. CSC acquired ATD with the 2003 purchase of DynCorp.

CSC will sell the aviation maintenance, base operations and maintenance, test and training range and space range businesses of ATD, while retaining the division’s training and simulation business. ATD currently performs work at more than 20 client locations in the continental United States.

ARLINGTON, Va., – PAE has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of State (DoS) Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to provide administrative, technical, maintenance, training, and logistics/procurement support to the Colombian National Police Aviation Program (ARAVI), which supports counternarcotics efforts throughout the country. The value of the contract is approximately $149M for a period of performance consisting of one base year with the possibility of four one-year option periods.

“PAE has supported the DoS INL mission for seven years with Rule of Law and Justice Sector Support, and we are honored to expand our relationship to include aviation support for such a critical program,” said Mike Dignam, CEO of PAE. “Similar to our mission with the DoS INL Civilian Police program, the work that we perform under ARAVI will not only provide immediate operational support to a critical civic institution, it will also build capacity in-country by training maintenance support personnel and providing critical logistics support.”

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