NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2009--
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its MPRI division has
been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Army Program Executive
Officer Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS). This indefinite
delivery indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract, awarded to multiple
vendors, consists of a base year plus four option years, with a total
potential value of $500 million.
Under this initiative, L-3 will provide the Army with program management
support services, including engineering, information assurance,
logistics, acquisition support, training and strategic communications.
The contract provides services to PEO-EIS headquarters and various sites
in support of the Army's evolving requirements for information dominance
and security.
Dan Keefe, senior vice president and general manager of MPRI's National
Group noted that the company's outstanding performance on the current
PEO-EIS program resulted in this follow-on award. "L-3 has been a
trusted partner for over six years, supporting the Army in their vital
ongoing mission to provide acquisition excellence and the rapid fielding
of services and products that better serve our soldiers."
MPRI, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., has more than 4,000 employees
worldwide. To learn more about MPRI, please visit the company’s Web site
at www.mpri.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 66,000
people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and
maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications,
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government
services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products,
subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3com.com.
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information. Financial and other material information regarding L-3 is
routinely posted on the company’s Web site and is readily accessible.
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Source: L-3 Communications
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