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QinetiQ North America selected by US DoD for US Army RCIS Type 1 robotics contract

QinetiQ Group plc has announced that its US business, QinetiQ North America (QNA), has been awarded a contract for the Route Clearance and Interrogation Systems (RCIS) Type 1 robotics programme.


Courtesy US DoD

The contract for the Route Clearance and Interrogation Systems (RCIS) Type 1 robotics programme, which includes a base period and options, was awarded as a result of a full and open competition.

The contract contains Cost Plus Incentive Fee, Fixed Price Incentive Firm, Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price efforts to, in part, incentivise cost throughout the performance of the contract.

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