Leidos receives US Army training task order

Leidos has received a task order from the US Army under a $37.4 billion Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services contract vehicle, the company announced on 11 February.

The task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year option periods and a total ceiling value of $278 million if all options are exercised.

The task order will see the company provide customisable fielding, modernisation and support services solutions for the total package fielding and logistics of new and existing army computer and communication technology, weapon systems and equipment.

Work will include providing fielding services, customisable equipment configuration, equipment set up and unit instruction in support of the army's Communications Electronics Command, Integrated Logistics Support Center, Field Support Directorate, Field Modernization Division (FMD) customers and end users. FMD provides advanced solutions customised to a military unit's fielding and operational requirements.

The company will maintain, set up and configure each unit's equipment and systems and then deploy mobile fielding teams with the hardware to the units to perform various tasks associated with a total fielding modernisation concept. Additional areas of support include engineering, research, development, test and evaluation, logistics, acquisition and strategic planning.