BAE SYSTEMS To Provide Technology Solutions For DoD Programs.NASHUA, N.H. -- 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 selected by the Department of Defense as a prime contractor under the Advanced Technology Support Program III (ATSP ATSP American Tree Sparrow ATSP Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem ATSP Association of Telemedicine Service Providers ATSP Advanced Technology Support Program (precompeted umbrella contracting vehicle) 3) program, a U.S. government-wide contracting vehicle administered by the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA DMEA Delta-Montrose Electric Association (Colorado) DMEA dimethylethylamine DMEA Defense Minerals Exploration Administration DMEA Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs (South Africa) ). ATSP3 permits government customers to quickly place technology-related contracts to update or improve existing hardware, software or systems. ATSP reduces customer procurement processing time and the cost of technology insertion into fielded systems. Customers include federal and state organizations as well as U.S. allies. "By streamlining access, we can help provide the end user the most current technology solutions at the best possible value," said Gary Turner, BAE Systems ATSP3 program director. "This is a very efficient way for DMEA and its customers to directly access the full capability of BAE Systems to resolve technologically complex problems." BAE Systems' Information & Electronic Warfare Noun 1. electronic warfare - military action involving the use of electromagnetic energy to determine or exploit or reduce or prevent hostile use of the electromagnetic spectrum EW military action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea" Systems (IEWS IEWS Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Sensors IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare System IEWS Integrated Electronic Warfare Suite IEWS Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Surveillance IEWS Intelligence & Electronic Warfare System ) in Nashua, N.H., will manage the program for all of BAE Systems. ATSP3, similar to its predecessor ATSP2, is an Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity Noun 1. indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) ) contracting vehicle that provides streamlined access to the full range of BAE Systems engineering and technology solutions. The contract was awarded to multiple contractors and has an initial performance period of five years with two five-year options. The total funding for the ATSP3 contract for all awards is $4.7 billion. Other ATSP3 participants include: The Boeing Co. Phantom Works, Seattle, Wash.; General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Minneapolis, Minn.; Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems, Albuquerque, N.M.; Lockheed Martin Systems Integration, Owego, N.Y.; Northrop Grumman Space & Missions Systems, Redondo Beach, Calif; Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md.; and Raytheon Technical Services Co., Long Beach, Calif. 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. BAE Systems Information and Electronic Warfare Systems is a major producer of aircraft self-protection systems and tactical surveillance and intelligence systems for all branches of the armed forces. To learn more about BAE Systems, visit www.iews.na.baesystems.com |
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