Leidos awarded contract to provide CJADC2 support to Joint Chiefs

Rhea-AI Summary

Leidos awarded $74 million contract to support U.S. Department of Defense

Positive

• Leidos awarded new prime contract with a value of $74 million
• Contract has a period of performance of five years and six months

Negative

• None.

RESTON, Va., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was recently awarded a new prime contract to provide combined joint all-domain command and control (CJADC2) analysis and support to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Staff (JS) J6 Joint Assessment Division (JAD). The cost-plus-fixed-fee, single-award contract has a period of performance of five years and six months. The contract has an approximate value of $74 million.

"We are pleased to deepen our 31 years of experience collaborating with the Joint Staff and other DoD organizations through this new contract," said Will Johnson, Leidos Defense Group senior vice president and Logistics and Mission Support operations manager. "Our team was purpose-built with unique domain expertise and analytical capabilities to help JAD accomplish its mission. We look forward to accelerating decision-making advantage for our warfighters in the era of CJADC2."

Leidos will provide analytical, engineering and deployable services to support JAD's operational analysis. This will include demonstration, experimentation and assessment of both emerging and fielded command and control (C2) information systems and procedures. Leidos will assist JAD by producing decision-quality data to improve Joint C2 interoperability on various automation and cloud platforms. 

JAD provides the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with a robust capability to conduct full spectrum analysis of joint missions from the laboratory to the operational environments. This produces data-driven assessments and recommendations that support decisions to improve Joint C5I and interoperability to enable a more lethal force.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company's 46,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Certain statements in this announcement constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These statements are based on management's current beliefs and expectations and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These statements are not guarantees of future results or occurrences. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the "Risk Factors" set forth in Leidos' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Leidos does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect the impact of circumstances or events that arise after the date the forward-looking statements were made.

Contact:	Melissa Dueñas (571) 526-6850 duenasml@leidos.com
	Thomas Doheny (571) 474-4735 dohenyt@leidos.com
	Brandon VerVelde (571) 526-6257 Brandon.p.vervelde@leidos.com

 

View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leidos-awarded-contract-to-provide-cjadc2-support-to-joint-chiefs-301933908.html

SOURCE Leidos Holdings, Inc.