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GD Nabs $11 Coast Guard Award for IT Support

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Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

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General Dynamics' [GD] Information Technology business unit has won a potential $11 million blanket purchase agreement to provide the Coast Guard Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM) information technology (IT) support services over a five-year period. The work will include simulator support for non-standard work stations and systems, which are customized and stand-alone from the overall enterprise and support command, control communications, computers and intelligence systems, navigational, telecommunications and shipboard sensors. The award is based work GD is already providing FORCECOM. GD…

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