General Dynamics Awarded $43 Million SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific Contract For Communications Engineering Support

General Dynamics Awarded $43 Million SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific Contract For Communications Engineering Support

(NSI News Source Info) FAIRFAX, Va. - April 3, 2009: General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded the Radio Frequency Communications Engineering Support contract by Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center Pacific. The five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has an initial value of $43 million. The contract has a total potential value of $82 million if eight, six-month extensions are exercised.

Through the contract, General Dynamics will provide technical support to the Radio Frequency Communications Division of SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific. Those duties include program management and engineering support; testing and evaluation; integrated logistics support; facilities management and maintenance; on-site technical assistance; network security; and implementation and integration of radio frequency, command-and-control and information systems.

“General Dynamics will provide diverse, multi-service technical expertise and experience in radio frequency communication systems engineering and operations to Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific,” said Kenneth Slaght, general manager and vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Naval IT Solutions sector. “We expect to provide SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific with high-quality performance in support of its mission execution and assistance to the warfighter.”

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 15,000 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 http://www.gdit.com/.

General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately 92,300 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.