BAE SYSTEMS Wins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Services Contract.ROCKVILLE, Md. -- BAE Systems has been awarded an $8.6 million contract for technical and professional support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for the In-Service Engineering 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. department of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with (NUWC Noun 1. NUWC - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for submarine and undersea warfare systems Naval Underwater Warfare Center ), Keyport, Washington. The total cumulative value of the contract could reach approximately $54 million if all four one-year options are exercised. The award was made under the Naval Sea Systems Command The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the U.S. Navy's five "systems commands," or materiel organizations. NAVSEA consists of four shipyards, eight "warfare centers" (two undersea and six surface), four major shipbuilding locations and the NAVSEA headquarters, SeaPort-e multiple award contract. Under the contract, BAE Systems will provide professional engineering, logistics, and business management services that include combat systems and sonar engineering support, aviation training systems support, sonar training, computer-based training engineering support, technical manual control and maintenance, and performance based logistics Performance Based Logistics is a strategy for system support. Instead of goods and services a supplier is payed for a guaranteed level of performance and system capability. The supplier often has to guaranty the performance at lesser costs but has more control over all logistics elements. administration support. The contract is a continuation of work BAE Systems has performed for NUWC since 1979. The majority of the work will be performed in Keyport, Wash., with various smaller efforts nationwide supporting aviation training systems. "This award represents another milestone in an accomplished 27-year partnership with NUWC Keyport," said Doug Belair, president, BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services. "Our commitment, as always, is to provide heightened excellence and superior performance to ensure the success of our customer." About BAE Systems: BAE Systems is the premier transatlantic defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems, with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, had 2005 sales that exceeded $28 billion. |
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