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May 20, 2010 |
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General Dynamics Selected by Defense Intelligence Agency for the Solutions for the Information Technology Enterprise Contract
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been selected by the Defense Intelligence
Agency (DIA) as one of the awardees for the Solutions for the Information
Technology Enterprise (SITE) contract. The five-year, indefinite delivery /
indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of $6.6 billion to all
awardees if all options are exercised.
General Dynamics will provide receptive, adaptive and timely solutions to
satisfy current and future information technology (IT) requirements for global
intelligence and command and control assets. Departments and agencies supported
by the contract include the Defense Intelligence Agency, Army, Navy, Air Force,
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Combatant Commands, other Defense agencies and
Civilian agencies.
Work will consist of a multitude of services, such as systems engineering,
operations support, network operation and administration, web services and
content management, information assurance, security management as well as
training. Much of this work will support sites worldwide and include maintenance
of IT enterprises, data center design, installation and management in addition
to technology refresh and network modernization.
“General Dynamics is truly committed to DIA’s mission to provide timely,
objective and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners and
defense and national security policymakers and is pleased to be selected to
continue this support through the SITE contract,” said Dan Johnson, president of
General Dynamics Information Technology. “After a 45-year relationship with the
Defense Intelligence Community, we continue to be dedicated to the mission,
supporting our customers’ IT infrastructure needs, security and sustainment
requirements for successful continuity of operations in preserving national
security.”
“We are dedicated to leveraging our systems integration and network support
expertise to ensure critical intelligence information is delivered without
interruption, across the world and in a timely manner,” said Tom Kirchmaier,
senior vice president of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Intelligence
Solutions Division. “Our innovative and customer-oriented solutions keep
enterprise IT infrastructures operational, reliable and secure as exemplified by
our continued support to the DIA Regional Support Center Transformation
initiative. General Dynamics currently maintains a cadre of experienced, cleared
IT and mission support personnel that have the ability to deploy quickly to
support our customers’ surge requirements. We look forward to sustained support
and working side by side with these customers to solve mission needs.”
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics
Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems
engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in
the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian
government, state and local government and commercial sectors. With
approximately 17,000 professionals worldwide, the company manages large-scale,
mission-critical IT programs delivering IT services and enterprise solutions.
More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at
www.gdit.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately
91,200 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation;
land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and
marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about
the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com
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