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May 4, 2009 |
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General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million Logistics Support Contract from the U.S. Army
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a $40 million contract to support
the U.S. Army’s Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle
Management Command’s (LCMC) Small Arms Readiness and Evaluation Teams program.
The multiple-award contract covers a three-year period.
General Dynamics will provide logistics support and repair services to the TACOM
LCMC-Rock Island Weapons-Product Support Integrated Directorate for Small Arms
Readiness and Evaluation Team-Repair (SARET-R) and Small Arms Readiness and
Evaluation Team-Optics (SARET-O). General Dynamics will provide teams of
technical experts that will supplement existing government SARETs by assisting
in the inspection and maintenance of small arms and optic devices and supplying
technical support for other SARET-R and SARET-O tasks.
“Ensuring the safety and health of military equipment is an essential element of
any defense operation,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General
Dynamics Information Technology’s Army Solutions Division. “General Dynamics
will provide our utmost support to ensure TACOM LCMC meets its critical
mission.”
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
16,000 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
92,900 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.
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