BAE SYSTEMS Awarded $18.6 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Automated Fuel Handling Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2003 BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. has been awarded an $18.6 million contract by the U.S. Navy to support a broad range of fuel facility automation projects for the Department of Defense and other agencies. The total value of the contract could reach $49.9 million, if all options are exercised. The contracting agency is the Space and Naval Warfare naval warfare Military operations conducted on, under, or over the sea and waged against other seagoing vessels or targets on land or in the air. The earliest naval attacks were raids by the armed men of a tribe or town using fishing boats or merchant ships. Systems Center, Charleston, S.C. Under the contract, the company's Electronic Systems business unit will provide services and supplies to support automated fuel handling equipment and fuel-related systems for Defense Fuel Support Center storage terminals and base-level fueling facilities worldwide. BAE SYSTEMS personnel based in Charleston will perform facility assessments, preliminary system engineering plans, final system designs, system documentation, material and equipment procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , installation, startup, and commissioning, personnel training and follow-on maintenance. Projects will be installed at various locations throughout the continental U.S., the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. , and in Europe. "This award continues and expands our engineering, installation and maintenance support of the Defense Energy Support Center and its facilities worldwide," said Bob Murphy, president, BAE SYSTEMS Technology Solutions. "We look forward to continuing our relationship with SSCC SSCC Serial Shipping Container Code (EAN barcoding) SSCC Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (religious order) SSCC Space Station Control Center SSCC Sulphide Stress Corrosion Cracking , Charleston, and to providing quality products and services during the life of this important contract." About BAE SYSTEMS BAE SYSTEMS is an international company engaged in the development, delivery and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea and in space. The company designs, manufactures and supports military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , communications, electronics and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE SYSTEMS has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The company has 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $18 billion through its wholly-owned and joint venture operations. BAE SYSTEMS North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. is a high-technology U.S. company employing more than 25,000 people who live and work in some 30 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , and the United Kingdom. The company is dedicated to solving its customers' needs with highly innovative and leading edge solutions across the defense electronics, systems, information technology, and services arenas. BAE SYSTEMS Technology Solutions Sector provides a full-spectrum of systems engineering, technical services, and ordnance systems to its customers in disciplines essential for successful systems development, operating, and maintenance. Its full life-cycle systems capabilities include system design, integration and test; software development, engineering, and maintenance; and integrated logistics support A composite of all the support considerations necessary to assure the effective and economical support of a system for its life cycle. It is an integral part of all other aspects of system acquisition and operation. Also called ILS. . BAE SYSTEMS, innovating for a safer world. |
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