Serco Inc., the North American arm of Serco Group plc (SRP),recently said it was awarded a potential $73 million contract to support the Defense Department Joint Program Office with upgrading Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) equipment and systems on Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.
The 15-month contract has a nine-month base period and a six-month option period with an overall value of $73 million, if the option is exercised.
Serco will improve the integrated communication systems on Army, Air Force, Marine and Navy MRAP vehicles used by the warfighters to stay connected through the interoperability of ground-based and airborne equipment.
Serco will deploy teams to bases and camps throughout Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Qatar to analyze, install, and test the systems on-site, allowing the vehicles to be used immediately after completion. Under the contract, the company also will provide sustainment and maintenance support services to keep the C4ISR systems operational.
The contract was awarded under the Navy’s SPAWAR Global C4ISR Installation ID/IQ contract vehicle. Serco provides C4ISR installations for SPAWAR and other federal agencies including the Air Force, Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and port authorities.
“We are proud to support our forces on the frontline under this new C4ISR contract,” said Kent Brown, Vice President of Engineering at Serco. “Serco has supported SPAWAR with C4ISR solutions for the past twenty-four years, and we will apply our expertise in upgrading the systems and equipment on the MRAP vehicles.”