ANTEON CORPORATION AWARDED $15.6M CONTRACT FOR SYSTEMS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE BY SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER.

Anteon Corporation, a leading information technology and engineering solutions company, has been awarded a contract for computer systems operations and maintenance of computers, peripherals, tactical displays and networks by the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego (SPAWAR). This indefinite-cost, indefinite-delivery, cost-plus incentive-fee contract is valued at $15.6 million over five years.

Under the contract, Anteon will provide operations, maintenance, requirements analysis, systems engineering, installation engineering, configuration, data management and related services for the Combat Direction System Development and Evaluation Site (CDES) and Program Generation Center (PGC). CDES is a multi-configurable development center providing facilities, equipment, and system engineering capability for the development of new or upgraded ship combat direction systems. The CDES also maintains connectivity to numerous other command, control, computers, communications, and intelligence (C4I) test facilities. Anteon will also provide configuration, systems integration and data management support for security accreditation at over 40 C4I facilities. PGC consists of several classified and unclassified computer clusters providing support to programmers and program delivery personnel involved in a variety of U.S. Navy Fleet programs.

"We appreciate the opportunity to continue our work with SPAWAR under this expanded contract," said Joseph M. Kampf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anteon. "We will continue to provide the flexible and responsive information technology support that has distinguished our team for the past 14 years, while we help prepare for future infrastructure designs and programs. Our goal is to focus on our customer's needs and to help speed system solutions to the Fleet."

Anteon Corporation, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information technology and engineering solutions company providing support to the federal government, commercial, and international sectors for 25 years. With annual revenue approaching $700 million, the Company has approximately 5,000 employees in over 80 offices worldwide. Anteon has been acknowledged as a top information technology integrator by a survey of federal agency customers conducted by Federal Computer Week and by numerous other independent sources. Anteon Corporation is a privately held firm owned principally by affiliates of Caxton-Iseman Capital.