General Dynamics awarded $761 million GSA contract for U.S. Southern Command cyber modernization
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has secured a $761.6 million contract from the U.S. General Service Administration to modernize the Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) cyber IT services. This contract, awarded in September, includes a seven-month base period with six one-year options. GDIT will enhance operational efficiency, information sharing, and situational awareness through advanced digital modernization services, including cybersecurity and cloud solutions. This move underlines GDIT’s commitment to support Combatant Commands and improve their technological capabilities.
- Awarded $761.6 million contract for cybersecurity IT services, enhancing SOUTHCOM capabilities.
- Contract includes options for continued work, ensuring potential long-term revenue.
- GDIT's expansion within Combatant Commands demonstrates increasing business opportunities.
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FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today it has been awarded the Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) Cyber Information Technology Enterprise Services (SCITES) contract by the U.S. General Service Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM). This new work will modernize and normalize information technology for SOUTHCOM combatant command blue terrain in the cyber warfighting domain to ensure an interoperable and defensible architecture. The single award holds a total estimated value of
GDIT continues to expand its footprint within the Combatant Commands and Joint Task Forces mission areas. Through this contract, which was awarded in September, GDIT will provide global enterprise IT and digital modernization services. Work completed under SCITES will accelerate technical capability delivery, enable proactive enterprise situational awareness, enhance secure information sharing and improve operational efficiency.
"This new award demonstrates GDIT's continued dedication to the Combatant Commands and Joint Task Forces," said GDIT's Senior Vice President of Defense, Leigh Palmer. "Through this contract, GDIT will modernize the Command's IT infrastructure through innovation and emergent technology, delivering advanced security and transformational results to its mission."
GDIT will provide a full range of digital modernization services and technical solutions including installation, operations and maintenance of a Tier 3 Cyber Security System Provider (CSSP), cloud computing, edge computing, multiple X as a Service (XaaS) solutions, and software development.
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; IT services; C4ISR solutions; and shipbuilding and ship repair. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated
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