General Dynamics Awarded $86 Million for Sustainment of U.S. Marine Corps' Mobile Combat Operations Centers
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a five-year, $86.2 million contract to provide field-level sustainment services and technical support for equipment and networks for the U.S. Marine Corps’ critical Combat Operations Center (COC) program.
COCs, designed by General Dynamics C4 Systems, are the focal point of decision-making for Marine Corps commanders and their staffs. Each operations center comprises a network of workstations and servers supporting standard Tactical Data Systems and other mission-critical software. The systems consist of tents, trailers, radios, power and environmental generation, and visual displays integrated into a single command and control capability.
“General Dynamics is dedicated to providing the U.S. Marine Corps and other COC stakeholders with functional COCs for warfighting effectiveness and readiness whenever and wherever they fight,” said Tom Kirchmaier, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Intelligence Solutions Division. “We understand the importance of sustaining field communications and will work tirelessly with commanders and staff to support that mission.”
Work will be performed in Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Camp Pendleton, Calif.; Kaneohe, Hawaii; Okinawa, Japan; and Southwest Asia.
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 16,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,000 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.
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September 28, 2009
Contact: Mark Meudt
Tel: (703) 246-0525
Email: Mark.Meudt@gdit.com
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