Perspecta awarded US DoD contract
Perspecta has received a contract to provide operational support for the US Department of Defense (DoD), the company announced on 7 March.
The contract has a one-year base period, four one-year options and one six-month extension option, with a total maximum value of $129 million if all options are exercised.
Perspecta provides advanced analytics, cybersecurity, systems engineering and agile software development services.
Mac Curtis, president and chief executive officer of Perspecta, said: ‘We have been trusted to solve some of the most critical national security and foreign relations challenges for nearly five decades.
‘This win speaks not only to our dependability as a partner, but also our ability as an advisor to adapt to evolving mission needs. We are excited to bring our proven capabilities and innovative thinking to the DoD and we look forward to a long partnership ahead.’
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