L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday said it has been selected as one of multiple awardees for the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract (STOC II). The STOC II program is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) vehicle with a contract ceiling of $17.5 billion and a total potential ordering period of 10 years.

L-3’s MPRI unit will oversee an L-3 team, which includes its Link Simulation and Training, Global Solutions and Engineering Services, Enterprise IT Solutions, C2S2, D.P. Associates, Coleman Aerospace and TCS units.

“This award will enable us to provide a wide array of services and products to the U.S. Army and our fine soldiers,” retired Army Gen. Carl Vuono, president of L-3’s Services Group, said in a statement. “L-3’s expertise in leadership training and support, advanced simulation systems and engineering services makes us uniquely positioned to be able to quickly respond to the Army’s requirements.”

The period of performance of STOC II will include a base ordering period of three years, followed by a two-year option ordering period (Option 1), a three-year option ordering period (Option 2) and a two-year option ordering period (Option 3), resulting in a potential ordering period of 10 years.

The following companies have been awarded so far: L-3, AAI [TXT], Boeing [BA], CACI [CAI], CG2 Inc., DRC [DRCO], ICF, Qinetiq, Raytheon [RTN], SAIC [SAI], and 

Lockheed Martin [LMT].