FAIRFAX, Va., June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin
(NYSE: LMT) has officially been awarded the Sensor Systems - Aerial
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(SS-AISR) task order on the R2-3G indefinite delivery,
indefinite quantity contract vehicle by the U.S. Army Contracting
Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground
(ACC-APG). Under this one-year base/two one-year options contract
valued at $733 million, Lockheed
Martin will support the ACC-APG to modernize sensor equipment and
platforms that support AISR data collection, air- and ground-based
processing, exploitation and dissemination for missions
worldwide.
Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions
(IS&GS) will provide personnel to manage, operate, train and
maintain reliable and efficient systems, equipment, facilities and
logistical infrastructures in order to operate, sustain and improve
equipment performance, as well as reduce life-cycle costs for the
systems supported. The team will also conduct Airborne Sensor
Operator, Sensor Maintainer, Intelligence Analyst and Airborne Crew
Coordination training of U.S. Army soldiers at multiple stateside
and overseas locations.
"Our team is bringing the latest airborne technology
advancements to the soldiers in the field, ensuring greater mission
success and warfighter protection," said TW Scott, vice president,
Technical Services, Lockheed Martin IS&GS.
The contract transition period will span from late May through
late July 2016. Performance could
extend through March 2019 if the two
one-year extension options are exercised.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
125,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the
research, design, development, manufacture, integration and
sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and
services.
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