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Exelis Provides IT Support Under $517 Million Contract For Army Corps Of Engineers

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 21st, 2014

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Exelis Provides IT Support Under $517 Million Contract For Army Corps Of Engineers

Exelis [XLS] said it has been awarded a $517 million contract for enterprise information management and information technology support services by the Army Corps of Engineer (USACE) Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Miss. The contract is a fixed-price incentive award and includes the base year, plus four one-year options that, if fully exercised, would extend the contract through August 2019. Exelis will provide information management and information technology support services to more than 37,000 USACE customers, the company said Aug.…

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