LDOS - Leidos awarded $7.9 billion U.S. Army tactical IT hardware contract | Benzinga
RESTON, Va., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a next-generation prime contract to provide the U.S. Army with rapid procurement of information technology (IT) hardware solutions. The single-award, firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a base period of performance of four years with two three-year options. The contract has a maximum value of $7.9 billion if all options are exercised.
"Recent events highlighted the devastating effect of supply chain disruptions, making resilience a national priority," said Gerry Fasano, Leidos Defense Group president. "By combining flexible solutions with artificial intelligence and predictive analytics to increase visibility into operations, we will work to provide a uniquely resilient rapid fulfillment model. We look forward to providing an innovative level of transparency and flexibility to help enhance the Army's ability to meet their Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) objectives."
Under the Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation (CHS-6) contract, Leidos will enhance mission readiness through the Leidos Intelligent Logistics Platform. This will help enable better-informed, ...