U.S.AnavyAwarded a contract worth $69.8 million to provide engineering services for its tactical network.

In a contract announcement on October 8th, the United StatesnavyPhiladelphia based defense contractor McKean Defense Group has been awarded a one-year contract to provide engineering services for the Navy's comprehensive maritime network and enterprise services, including "network technology and program services, communication and computer systems, and related certifications and information assurance for new development, current operations, and planned upgrades

The base period for contracts with irregular delivery and uncertain quantity is one year, with four options available. The value of the first year's work is $12228590. At the time of contract award, no funds were committed.

The work will be conducted in San Diego, California, Norfolk, Virginia, Hawaii, Washington D.C., Charleston, South Carolina on the mainland of the United States, as well as in Japan, Guam, Bahrain, and Italy outside the mainland of the United States.

According to the announcement, funds for the 2021 fiscal year will be designated as task orders. The funds will come from multiple fields, including the Navy Operations and Maintenance Account for FY21; Research, development, testing, and evaluation; as well asshipbuildingConstruction. Other funds may come from accounts related to foreign military sales, planned instruction aviation, and naval revolving funds.

This contract has been competitively awarded with a total of two quotations. the PacificnavyThe Information Warfare Center will sign the above contract.