TRW wins support equipment technical services contract.SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 1995--TRW was one of three companies recently selected to perform under a U.S. Air Force contract with a program ceiling of approximately $185 million. The contract will provide engineering and technical services to the U.S. Air Force San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. Air Logistics Center. These services will increase the operational readiness The capability of a unit/formation, ship, weapon system, or equipment to perform the missions or functions for which it is organized or designed. May be used in a general sense or to express a level or degree of readiness. Also called OR. See also combat readiness. of the Center's support and automatic test equipment. The contract award will be divided among TRW TRW The Real World (TV reality show) TRW The Right Way TRW Tactical Reconnaissance Wing TRW The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD) TRW Thompson Ramo Wooldridge Inc , Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , and Prospective Computer Analysts, Inc., of Garden City, N.Y. TRW will manage delivery orders that will identify and provide recommendations to the Air Force to correct equipment deficiencies and extend the operational life of the automatic test systems and ground support equipment. Work on the five-year support equipment technical services contract will be performed primarily in San Antonio, Texas “San Antonio” redirects here. For other uses, see San Antonio (disambiguation). San Antonio is the second most populous city in Texas, the third most populous metropolitan area in Texas, and is the seventh most populous city in the United States. As of the 2006 U.S. , with additional support provided at TRW's San Bernardino site. Currently, there are no plans to hire additional employees. However, based on Air Force's requirements, the TRW employee base could grow by as much as 60 people over the life of the program. "Our expertise spans a range of technologies that are key to helping the Air Force reach its goal of support equipment standardization and life cycle supportability," said Joe Mason, vice president and general manager of TRW Strategic Systems Division in San Bernardino. "We have the capability to support significant program growth by drawing on established TRW organizations located at all five U.S. Air Force Air Logistics Centers and at Wright Patterson Air Force Base." The primary user and sole procuring contracting office for this program is the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Equipment Directorate at the San Antonio Air Logistics Center. Other users include air logistics centers, product centers, and system program offices located across the United States. This contract may ultimately be used throughout the Department of Defense. Teamed with TRW are San Antonio-based Command Technologies, Inc., and Karta Technology, Inc., and Albuquerque-based MCT See Microsoft certification. Industries, Inc., all small disadvantaged businesses. Command Technologies will provide logistics program support that will include supportability analyses, life cycle management, cost benefit analyses, provisioning, and training. Karta Technology will provide nondestructive non·de·struc·tive adj. Of, relating to, or being a process that does not result in damage to the material under investigation or testing. non inspection and evaluation of the test systems and equipment. MCT Industries will provide mechanical ground support equipment analysis, design, prototyping, and specification data development. TRW Strategic Systems Division provides systems engineering and technical assistance to the United States Air Force's intercontinental ballistic missile intercontinental ballistic missile: see guided missile. programs. It also provides systems engineering support to the Air Force's advanced development efforts, and supports launch vehicle development, launch operations, and the use of excess ballistic missiles for launch of experiments. The Division is also pursuing new business initiatives in environmental, health care, and other government and commercial markets. TRW provides advanced technology products and services to the automotive, space and defense, and information systems markets. Sales in 1994 were $9 billion. CONTACT: TRW Inc. Linda Hurtado, 310/812-4105 Al Frascella, 703/803-5353 |
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