ARINC Engineering Services awarded US DHS prime contract
Courtesy US Secret Service
A multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, it has a five-year performance period with a maximum total value of $3 billion.
To fulfill the requirements of the contract, ARINC will work with several subcontractors, including: QinetiQ-North America; Serco, Inc.; Sage Systems Technologies; Wireless Infrastructure Services; Alutiiq Global Solutions; JM Waller Associates; and Zavda Technologies.
As a leading provider of interoperable communications, systems engineering, and integration solutions, ARINC may provide a variety of services under TacCom. These services could include communication site development, RF system analysis and design, environmental and logistics support, site construction and system implementation.
Brian Dewey, ARINC Defense Systems Director for Strategic Planning and Operations said: "We are excited to participate in the TacCom contract. ARINC's expertise in meeting the specialised infrastructure needs of the federal government is first-rate and we look forward to providing DHS and DHS components and partner agencies with outstanding and cost-efficient solutions that enable integrated, interoperable and open-architecture tactical communications."
TacCom was established to provide a full array of communications hardware, infrastructure services and sustainment support to the Department of Homeland Security, its components and partner agencies. These include the White House Communications Agency and the US Departments of State, Justice and Interior.
