United States: Federal Aviation Administration Awards $106 Million Contract to SAIC.Byline: kusumv03 Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA) to provide program management and technical services in support of the agency's NextGen transformation program efforts. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/requirements contract has a one year base period of performance, four one-year options and total value of more than $106 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Washington, DC and at FAA locations as required. NextGen is a wide-ranging transformation of the entire national air transportation system. The program aims at moving away from legacy ground based technologies to a new and more dynamic satellite-based technology. These new capabilities and the interdependent in·ter·de·pen·dent adj. Mutually dependent: "Today, the mission of one institution can be accomplished only by recognizing that it lives in an interdependent world with conflicts and overlapping interests" technologies that support them will change the way the system operates, reduce congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. , and improve the passenger experience. Under the contract, SAIC will provide program management and technical services in a broad range of task areas to include safety management systems, aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau communications activities, and aviation weather programs.
"The SAIC team brings a single source of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. aviation expertise and direct NextGen-related knowledge," said Charles Zang, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We look forward to helping the FAA phase in new technology to help relieve the growing congestion in the nation's air transportation system." Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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