ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DCS
Corporation has been awarded a 5-year, $93.4
million prime task order to support the Air Force Life Cycle
Management Center (AFLCMC) Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance
& Special Operations Forces Directorate's Helicopter Program
Office (HPO) under the Air Force's EPASS program. DCS will provide
a broad range of acquisition, engineering, scientific, research,
and administrative support for USAF aircraft research, development,
production, life cycle acquisition, and sustainment.
Full performance will commence December
2019 from a new DCS facility near Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio and will grow to
include work at Duke Field (Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3) in
Florida. Fully staffed, this
effort is expected to comprise 95 personnel from DCS and
subcontractors Naval Systems, Inc.; Sumaria, Inc.; and PE
Systems.
"This is an exciting new opportunity for DCS to grow our
Wright-Patterson AFB footprint and
expand our support of DoD helicopters through these ACAT 1
programs," Executive Vice President Larry
Egbert stated. "Our rotary wing capabilities and background
are well aligned to HPO mission requirements and we look forward to
supporting the AFLCMC/WIH command and mission."
About the Program
The HPO mission encompasses the
delivery and fielding of new and updated rotary wing aircraft
including the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) and the UH-1N
Replacement. The HPO supports USAF helicopters and systems as well
as helicopter Foreign Military Sales.
The CRH recovers personnel from hostile or denied territory as
well as conducts humanitarian, civil search and rescue, disaster
relief, casualty/medical evacuation, and non-combatant evacuation
missions. The HH-60W is a dual-piloted, multi-engine, vertical
takeoff platform that provides vertical lift capability along with
enhanced command and control communications technology to meet Air
Force Personnel Recovery mission requirements.
The UH-1N replacement program addresses vertical-lift mission
requirements for Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Force
District of Washington, Pacific
Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, and the Air Education and
Training Command. The program replaces the Air Force legacy UH-1N
fleet used to protect American's intercontinental ballistic missile
bases. The program includes up to 84 aircraft, training devices and
associated support equipment.
About DCS Corporation
DCS offers advanced technology,
engineering, and management solutions to Government agencies in the
Department of Defense and national security sector. The
transformative ideas, commitment to quality, and entrepreneurial
spirit that characterize our 1,400+ employee-owners allow us to
ensure the success of each customer's mission and actively
contribute to the well-being of the Nation. For more information,
please visit: https://www.dcscorp.com.
CONTACT: dcscommunications@dcscorp.com, 571-227-6000
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