General Dynamics Awarded ITSS III Contract to Provide IT Services to the Department of Justice
NEEDHAM, Mass. – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded General Dynamics Network Systems a contract to provide state-of-the-art information technology services and project related hardware to DOJ organizations and other federal agencies. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a performance period of seven years and a ceiling value of $980 million. General Dynamics Network Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
Under the Information Technology Support Services (ITSS) contract, General Dynamics and 11 other companies will provide Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) support for various types of information and management systems, involving software and database management systems and hardware procurement. Within the contract scope, services are available to all DOJ components and other Federal agencies with no limitation on the dollar value of the issued task order.
“General Dynamics has had great partnership with the Department of Justice for several years,” said Ted Hengst, a vice president for General Dynamics Network Systems. “The ITSS award and the opportunities it brings are a direct result of past performance, dedication, and understanding of the mission of the Department of Justice.”
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately 71,600 people worldwide and anticipates 2004 revenue in excess of $19 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation.
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General Dynamics Corporation (ticker: GD, exchange: NYSE)
News Release - Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Press Contact: (781) 455-2286
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