Sept. 17, 2013 defense-aerospace.com

(Source: US Department of Defense; issued Sept. 17, 2013)

Pentagon Contract Announcement

Science Applications International, McLean, Va., was awarded a $179,585,058 firm-fixed-price, non-option-eligible, non-multi-year contract in support of the Saturn Arch program and provides continued operations, sustainment and integration of aircraft platforms configured to host a suite of sensors deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

This is a hybrid contract containing both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement line items.

Performance locations will be: Beavercreek, Ohio; California, Md.; Hanahan, S.C.; Arlington, McLean and Bridgewater, Va.; Djibouti and Afghanistan; with funding from fiscal 2013 other authority funds.

This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with one bid solicited and with one bid received.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-C-0134).

SRI International, Menlo Park, Calif., was awarded a $62,337,287 firm-fixed-price, non-option-eligible, non-multi-year contract in support of the Desert Owl program and provides continued operations, sustainment and integration of aircraft platforms configured to host a suite of sensors deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

This is a hybrid contract containing both fixed-price and cost-reimbursement line items.

Performance locations will be: Menlo Park and San Luis Obispo, Calif.; Durango, Colo.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Beavercreek, Ohio; Arlington, McLean and Bridgewater, Va.; and Afghanistan, with funding from fiscal 2013 other authority and fiscal 2013 operations and maintenance Army funds.

This contract was a non-competitive acquisition with one bid solicited and with one bid received.

The U.S. Army Contracting Command - Redstone Arsenal (Aviation), Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W58RGZ-13-C-0135).

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Both Saturn Arch and Desert Owl are counter-IED programs managed by the US Army and deployed in Afghanistan.)

May 22, 2012 ASDNews Source : CACI International Inc.

The Wexford Group International, a wholly owned company of CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI), announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) as one of five prime contractors to support the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization's (JIEDDO) Operations Support (OPS) Services contract. With a ceiling value of $900 million, this five-year (two base years plus three one-year options) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract positions CACI to accelerate its growth in integrated security solutions. This contract was awarded in the second quarter of CACI's 2012 fiscal year which ended December 31, 2011.

JIEDDO leads the Department of Defense's global efforts to counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs) as weapons of strategic influence. IEDs have become the weapon of choice for an overlapping consortium of illicit networks spanning the entire threat continuum, from criminal gangs to terrorists with global reach. The OPS contract provides operational support services to address the counter-IED requirements of combat commanders and troops, delivering rapid, effective solutions designed to disrupt the enemy's effectiveness.

CACI's JIEDDO awards demonstrate its position as a premier, global counter-IED company. The Wexford Group, acquired by CACI in 2007, has worked with JIEDDO and its predecessor organizations since 2003. In addition to the OPS award, CACI supports JIEDDO through multiple task orders on the $494 million Comprehensive Support Services contract, awarded in August 2009.

Dan Allen, CACI President of U.S. Operations, said, "We have a long and successful history of directly supporting our nation's troops through the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. With the Operations Support Services contract, CACI will continue to leverage our cross-discipline expertise in integrated security solutions to aid JIEDDO in its vital strategy to defeat IEDs."

Paul Cofoni, CACI President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "Countering IEDs is a key component of the Department of Defense's counter-terrorism and irregular warfare mission. Through JIEDDO's OPS contract, CACI demonstrates our continued commitment to providing leading-edge solutions that directly align with our nation's highest priorities for military support."

31 Mar 2011 By JULIAN HALE

BRUSSELS - NATO's Special Operations Forces headquarters is working to put mobile counter-IED labs in theater by the end of this year. The aim is to have "a dedicated lab functional in theater by the fall of 2011," a NATO official told Defense News. The labs would analyze forensic data from found or exploded IEDs and exploit technical data from equipment such as captured cell phones and personal computers. The fight against IEDs comes under three main headings: defeating the device (detecting it/dismantling it); training (how to identify IEDs and IED activity); and attacking the network (the human element).