HII Awarded $1.3 Billion Contract to Support U.S. Africa Command’s Life-Saving Operations
April 11 2023 - 8:00AM
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division was awarded the
$1.3 billion U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Personnel Recovery
Enterprise Services and Solutions (PRESS) task order.
The ASTRO task order, issued by the General Services
Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management
(FEDSIM) Center, has a one-year base period with six one-year
options.
“The PRESS mission goes hand-in-hand with HII’s mission to
support and deliver all-domain solutions that create the advantage
for the Combatant Commands in their mission to protect our national
security around the world,” said Andy Green, president of Mission
Technologies. “We are proud to partner with USAFRICOM to provide
life-saving operations to the women and men who serve our
nation.”
With PRESS, HII will provide a large-scale, lifesaving network
of medical, rotary, and fixed wing solutions to support the
USAFRICOM’s Warfighter Recovery Network.
Since 2021, HII has successfully supported 91 casualty
evacuation (CASEVAC) missions across East Africa area of operations
under Personnel Recovery and Casualty Evacuation Services
(PR/CASEVAC) task order.
A graphic accompanying this release is available
at: https://hii.com/news/hii-contract-support-u-s-africa-command-life-saving-operations/.
“This award recognizes our significant CASEVAC experience
operating in Africa with our medical and platform providers, as
well as our expertise in managing complex and dynamic systems in
austere environments,” said Garry Schwartz, president of HII’s
Mission Technologies C5ISR business group. “We are proud to be
their selected industry partner in supporting such an important
mission.”
HII’s support will help reduce evacuation response and transport
timelines and improve execution efficiency with the objective of
maximizing the survival rates of personnel in the USAFRICOM Area of
Responsibility.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 43,000 strong. For more information
please visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.hii.com/
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Contact:
Greg McCarthy(202) 264-7126gregory.j.mccarthy@hii-co.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
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