General Dynamics Awarded $11 Million Contract by Defense Information Systems Agency

FAIRFAX, Va., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a follow-on contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to support the Systems Integration Communications Infrastructure Support program. The contract is valued at $10.9 million over a five-year period.

General Dynamics will provide engineering solutions and network and information-system implementation and upgrades for DISA Computing Services. The work to be performed includes planning support for large-scale mainframe information system and mid-tier server initiatives; technical support for planning site surveys; and detailed design, configuration, staging, implementation and upgrading of Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)-compliant communications infrastructures.

"General Dynamics is proud to continue our partnership with DISA after 12 years of service," said Kenneth Slaght, vice president of the Naval IT Solutions Sector at General Dynamics Information Technology. "We will work to maintain a superior level of technical and management support for DISA's mission critical tasking."

As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems engineering and professional services to customers in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, federal civilian government and commercial sectors. With approximately 15,000 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, Va., employs approximately 92,300 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 General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.