Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday said it has been awarded two separate task order contracts from the Defense Department’s Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). The task orders have a combined value of nearly $460 million.
The task orders have a one-year base period of performance with two one-year options, respectively.
“Lockheed Martin is proud to perform mission-critical work for the safety and well-being of our troops,” said Bob Kramer, Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Services-Defense’s vice president for Operational Systems & Services. “We are dedicated to JIEDDO, its mission of defeating IEDs and ultimately, saving lives.”
Lockheed Martin is providing the JIEDDO Counter-IED Operations Integration Center analytical support teams with technical expertise in operational level military operations, intelligence operations research/systems analysis, and operations-intelligence fusion and analysis to support deployed U.S. and coalition forces in counter-IED operations.
Work is under way in Northern Virginia and in the Central Command areas of operations and more than 500 employees will be required to support the mission.
If you are an experienced intelligence analyst, the company said to visit its website: http://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/events_intelprof.asp for career information and to learn about a substantial sign-on bonus opportunity.