TASC Inc. (TASC) has been selected by The United States Army to provide analytical services and software support to the Army Military Intelligence Community as well as the Department of Defense and Joint Intelligence Community. Under the $26 million-per-year contract, TASC will provide the Army with analytical tools to evaluate the Army's intelligence surveillance reconnaissance systems and force structure.
"With the threats to our national security constantly changing, TASC remains prepared to help the Army make the critical decisions that will keep America safe," says Patrick Talty, vice president, Mission Engineering Business Unit at TASC. "This contract allows TASC to continue its 23-year history of supporting the Army Intelligence Community."
TASC will provide a range of services and tools, including real-time worldwide collaborative tools and applications, human factors analysis based on region and culture, investment and resource strategy support and Intelligence domain policy and guidance support.
"The military intelligence community trusts TASC to provide the highest-quality support and analysis," says Talty. "They know that one of our specialties is identifying challenges before they become problems."
In the contract evaluation, the TASC team was rated Outstanding in both technical and management factors. The contract was awarded under the Army Intelligence Campaign Initiatives Group (AI-CIG) full and open award and covers a one-year base, plus four option years. Work will take place in Ft. Belvoir, VA, and is expected to be completed by April 2015.
In addition to the AI-CIG contract, TASC also won an award as a partner to Edgesource to support force development and management.
Source: TASC
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