CACI awarded special ops communications contract increase
The US Department of Defense announced on 5 December that it is had awarded CACI a modification to a previously awarded ID/IQ, cost-plus-fixed-fee performance based contract to support special operations communications.
The single award contract (SAC) managed by the Naval Information Warfare Center is currently in its fourth year with a contract expiration date of 14 September 2020. The modification increases the basic contract estimated ceiling by $21.5 million and changes the cumulative estimated value of the contract from $104.5 million to $126 million.
This SAC is for Special Operations Communications Systems Satellite Communications and Network Support Services in support of US Special Operations Command and other joint warfighting commands.
Work will be performed in Charleston, South Carolina; Tampa, Florida; and Fayetteville, North Carolina, and is expected to be completed by September 2020. The SAC was previously procured competitively by full and open competition via the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command e-commerce Central website and the Federal Business Opportunities website.
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