CACI Awarded $150 Million Contract to Modernize Maintenance Applications for Naval Sea Systems Command

Written on September 2, 2008 – 8:55 pm | by Frontier India Strategic and Defence |

CACI International Inc announced that it has been awarded a prime $150 million task order by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to modernize maintenance applications used at shipyards and maintenance centers through information technology (IT) upgrades and software development. The five-year contract was awarded under the Seaport-e contract vehicle with the goal of saving infrastructure costs and enhancing the combat readiness and mission capability of the fleet. The award effectively doubles CACI’s current maintenance legacy work for the Navy and expands the company’s development of its business system solutions functional core competency.

As one of its key mission-critical responsibilities, NAVSEA is charged with maintaining the Navy’s ships and their systems. The work awarded through this task order will consolidate approximately 15 maintenance contracts for IT activities at various naval facilities. This provides the Navy with a single source for modernizing ship maintenance applications, developing new maintenance technologies and rolling applications out to new locations, and making the entire maintenance process more efficient and
economical.

CACI’s business system solutions provide capabilities that address the full spectrum of requirements in the financial, procurement, human resources, and supply chain domains. The solutions employ an integrated cross-functional approach to maximize investments in existing systems, while leveraging the potential of advanced technologies to implement new, high-payback solutions. CACI’s key offerings include services, consulting, and software integration that support the full lifecycle of commercial technology implementations from blueprint through application sustainment.

According to Bill Fairl, CACI’s President of U.S. Operations, “We’re very pleased that this new award with the Naval Sea Systems Command dramatically expands our presence and enhances our 15-year relationship with this valued client. We’re honored that they want to grow our partnership and trust us to do the right thing in the ship repair and maintenance arena.”

Said CACI President and CEO Paul Cofoni, “The U.S. Navy was CACI’s very first military customer, and we have ongoing Navy legacy programs that date back to the early 1960s. So it’s a strong validation of our work that CACI can play such an integral role in helping the Navy maintain its ships and get them back to sea, ready to perform their vital missions and help keep our nation safe.”

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