Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division Awards Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (KTOS) with Major Contract


Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced that it has been awarded a contract for the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division’s (NAWCTSD) Training Data Products Contract (TDPC), a Multiple Award Contract (MAC). Kratos is a specialized National Security technology business that provides mission critical products, services, and solutions for United States National Security. The awarded contract has a ceiling value of $780M and an eight-year ordering period. The contract will provide the Naval Air Systems Command Team with a streamlined, quick reaction vehicle for the acquisition and life cycle support of Training Data Products (TDP) for its many customers across the U.S. Navy, Department of Homeland Security, and Foreign Military Sales.

“This is a key contract vehicle for the Navy and other armed services and provides new opportunity for our training solutions across the Navy’s aviation, surface, undersea, and cross-warfare domains,” said Phil Carrai, President of Kratos Technology and Training Solutions. “This award builds on our other recent training-focused IDIQ awards, including NTPS and TSC III, placing Kratos in a dynamic position both to reach new customers and better serve our existing clients.”

Kratos’ award supports competing for task orders across all TDPC functional areas, including:

Analysis, Design and Evaluation
Development, Production, and Implementation;
Sustainment

Self-paced training, group-paced training, dual-purpose training, blended training, learner assessments, and performance support systems will all be included in the contract. The TDPC MAC is intended to support training system ISD requirements of Naval Air Systems Command’s Aviation Training Systems Program Office, as well as the four NAWCTSD Program Directorates (Aviation, Surface, Undersea, and Cross-Warfare/International).

“Kratos brings a highly experienced team with proven knowledge and demonstrated execution ability across the full spectrum of training development,” said Dan Dunaway, Senior Vice President of Kratos Training Solutions. “Kratos has an extensive track record of providing advanced training solutions to the U.S. Navy as well as the other uniformed services. We look forward to applying this knowledge and experience to developing the next generation of training solutions to enhance the readiness and performance of our nation’s Warfighters.”

Kratos, a leading National Security Solutions provider, has core capabilities including sophisticated engineering, manufacturing, and system integration offerings for National Security platforms and programs. Kratos’ specializes in Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR), satellite communication systems, unmanned systems, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, information assurance, and critical infrastructure security. The majority of Kratos’ work is performed on a military base, in a secure facility or at a critical infrastructure location. Kratos’ primary end customers are national security related agencies.

More information can be found at www.KratosDefense.com

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