ANTEON AWARDED THREE NAVY CONTRACTS.Anteon Corporation, an information technology and engineering solutions company, announced recently that it has been awarded three U.S. Navy contracts with a potential value of over $35 million if all options are exercised. Under this GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. contract, Anteon has been awarded a five-year (two-year base and three option years) blanket purchase agreement to support the Navy's Systems Acquisition Program Office. Anteon will provide engineering and management support in the areas of production, quality, planning, testing and evaluation, and acquisition pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to new construction, conversion, and system acquisition of the Aegis weapon and combat systems. The two-year base period is valued at $6.5 million with the entire contract having a potential value of $19 million if all options are exercised. Anteon also has been awarded a five-year (one-year base and four option years) task order to support the Navy's Seabased Midcourse mid·course n. 1. The part of a missile flight between the end of the launching phase and reentry, during which corrective maneuvers are made. 2. The middle point of a course or of a course of action. Ballistic Missile Defense Missile defence is an air defence system, weapon program, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed ICBMs, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged Program Office (formerly the Theater Wide Ballistic Missile Defense Program Office). Under this task order, Anteon will provide systems engineering, technical assistance and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . The potential value of the task order, if all options are exercised, is $8 million. As a subcontractor One who takes a portion of a contract from the principal contractor or from another subcontractor. When an individual or a company is involved in a large-scale project, a contractor is often hired to see that the work is done. to Tecnico Corp., Anteon has been contracted to provide engineering and technical support to the Naval Ships Support Office. Anteon will provide support to current and future Navy modernization efforts, alterations and improvement programs. This support will include the development of shipboard ship·board n. 1. The condition of being aboard a ship: on shipboard. 2. Archaic The side of a ship. adj. and shore-based modernization requirements and support for industrial plant procurement and installation. The value to Anteon if all options are exercised is estimated to be $8.5 million. Joseph M. Kampf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anteon, said, "We have a long corporate history of supporting a wide range of U.S. Navy programs. We look forward to supporting the Navy's acquisition and modernization efforts under these and other Anteon contract efforts." |
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