CACI International will receive an additional $32.8 million from the U.S. Army for its role in the 10-year, multibillion-dollar Strategic Services Sourcing contract, company officials announced Monday.
The Arlington-based firm will develop a number of new combat-ready technologies, including software that can track troop and enemy movement in the battlefield and provide logistical data on ammunition and supply status, under the additional task order.
“CACI brings a high-quality, low-risk management approach that consolidates multiple efforts into a single, effective point of presence for the U.S. Army,” Paul Cofoni, the company’s president of U.S. operations, said in a statement. “As the Army migrates to an improved set of network services, our solutions will help ensure that battle command systems better share data with one another and most effectively support the warfighter.”
In March, CACI announced it was one of seven prime contractors selected to work on the nearly $19.25 billion contract, which called for the development of cutting-edge technologies that would support the war on terrorism. Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin and McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton were also among the contract winners.
Contractors are working on a number of new technologies in the fields of reconnaissance, communications, surveillance and intelligence-gathering.
These types of developments are “really the silver bullet in warfare technology,” Keith Kellogg, executive vice president of CACI’s mission systems division, said when the original contract was awarded.
“These are the kinds of things that make the difference between life and death and winning and losing on the battlefield.”
Each of the seven prime contractors competes for specific task orders throughout the life of the overall contract. CACI’s latest task order will last 36 months, with an additional 12-month option period.
