Lockheed Martin Awarded $64 Million Information Technology Management Contract for U.S. Navy
OWEGO, NY, September 26th, 2000 -- Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego has been awarded a nearly $64 million five-year contract to provide a variety of logistics information management support services at 12 sites for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The company's Systems Solutions unit will assume the performance and management of multiple NAVAIR contracts, providing a coordinated effort between Lockheed Martin systems integration experts and various subcontractors who will provide operations and maintenance support. NAVAIR, headquartered in Patuxent River, Md., develops, acquires and supports naval aeronautical and related technology systems. Lockheed Martin will support information technology systems for logistics, maintenance and procurement of major aircraft weapons systems for the Navy, including life cycle support of the Naval Aviation Logistics Data Analysis Integrated Data Environment (NALDA IDE).
Contracted services include functional support, program management, operations and maintenance, systems administration, data administration, web support, telecommunications and quality assurance. Lockheed Martin has a proven track record for seamless management of multiple subcontractors, and will be supported by subcontractors like Dynamics Research Corporation and BAE Systems. Aviation logistics support for aircraft and weapons is critical for maintaining the readiness of today's naval warfighters.
"We're offering our naval customer more than basic systems operation and maintenance support," said Steve Lubniewski, executive vice president, System Solutions. "We bring to them a strong team of world-class systems integration experts who will lend their talents to the coordination of this important program. We're proud to continue our long-term partnership with the Navy."
Noted for excellence in quality and process management, Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego has attained the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Modelsm (CMMÃ’) Level 5 rating, the highest rating for a company's software development capability. This rating exceeds the SEI Level 3 rating required by NAVAIR for this contract.
Systems Solutions provides system architecture, software development, integration and sustainment services for organizations such as the Department of Defense (DoD), the automotive and healthcare industries and telecommunications. With a focus on developing Open Systems Environment (OSE) products, Systems Solutions supplies the processes and tools that facilitate cost-effective e-Business implementation and legacy systems modernization for DoD and civilian agencies, as well as commercial and industrial companies. Systems Solutions is a business unit of Lockheed Martin Systems Integration - Owego, a leader in providing advanced-technology products, services and systems integration solutions for defense, civil and commercial customers worldwide. Systems Integration - Owego employs more than 4,300 people at facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom and is a unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation with headquarters in Bethesda, Md.
Capability Maturity Model is a service mark of Carnegie Mellon University.
CMM is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Charlie Carrington, (607)751-3241, e-mail: charles.carrington@lmco.com
Mike Drake, (607) 751-2598, e-mail: mike.drake@lmco.com
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