SAIC to Provide Comprehensive Program Management, Engineering and Management Support for Ammunition Programs
Science Applications International Corporation has announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Joint Munitions and Lethality Life Cycle Management Command Acquisition Center. This single-award, time and material contract will support the Army's Project Manager for Maneuver Ammunition Systems (PM-MAS). The contract has a one-year base period, four one-year options and a total contract value of $10 million if all options are exercised.PM-MAS is responsible for providing world-class Ammunition to the United States (U.S.) Army, the Department of Defense, and U.S. allies for use by soldiers and maneuver combat weapons platforms worldwide. Under this contract, SAIC will provide comprehensive program management support for current and future small, medium, and large caliber Ammunition programs. SAIC will perform a full range of engineering and management support activities, including acquisition management, life-cycle and strategic planning, logistics, training, production development, and testing and evaluation. The SAIC team will include Camber Corporation and Management Technologies Associates, Inc., a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. The SAIC-led team will perform work at locations nationwide, including Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., Lake City Army Ammunition Plant, Independence, MO., Fort Benning, GA., and Fort Knox, KY. 'We will combine our deep understanding of PM-MAS operations and its culture with our management experience to provide outstanding program management support from a skilled, geographically dispersed workforce,' said Beverly Seay, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. 'The services we deliver to the PM-MAS staff will help them make significant contributions to the success of warfighters in the field.' |