General Dynamics Awarded Naval Surface Warfare Center Support Contract

FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract for Hull, Mechanical, Electrical and Electronic (HME&E) Systems Alterations Installation Team (AIT) support by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Center. The multiple-award, five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a total potential value of $475 million among all six awardees.

Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide AIT with a full spectrum of technical support services HME&E systems support during all phases of the installation process on aircraft carriers, surface ships, watercrafts, cutters and submarines for the U.S. Navy and other Federal agencies. These services include planning, fabrication, installation, evaluation and modification of prototypes and new HME&E systems. Work will be performed worldwide with the majority of the work occurring in Norfolk, Va.; San Diego, Calif.; Mayport, Fla.; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and Everett, Wash.

“With more than 20 years of proven experience, General Dynamics understands the complexity of fleet installations and will provide effective and consistent support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center,” said Bill Cobb, vice president and general manager of General Dynamics Information Technology’s Combat Systems sector. “Our highly reliable, responsive and accomplished ship alteration project execution abilities will assist the Naval Surface Warfare Center in achieving mission readiness.”

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, 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 92,000 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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