Navy picks 5 companies to keep its ships, subs and bases connected
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Nick Wakeman
The $453 million Automated Digital Network System contract consolidates several predecessor vehicles into a single pool.
Five companies will compete for task orders under a $453 million Navy contract to support the network that connects ships, submarines, shore installations and aircraft.
Global Technical Systems, Leidos, Serco North America, Systems Engineering Support Co. and VT Milcom will work on future cyber threat upgrades and mission-focused upgrades. They will also provide production units, components, commercial software, spares, and lab materials.
Work will support the Automated Digital Network System, which is the communications backbone that allows the Navy to share data across its networks regardless of platform.
The Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in San Diego is managing the eight-year contract, the Pentagon said in its Thursday awards digest. There are no option periods, so the contract will expire in May 2034.
Work will take place in San Diego; Herndon, Virginia; Manassas, Virginia; Reston, Virginia; and Virginia Beach.
Data from GovTribe and Deltek indicates this is a new contract, which bundles several previous contracts into a single vehicle.