Posted by Courtney E. Howard
ALEXANDRIA, Va., 7 Feb. 2011. DCS Corp. won a Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Command (TARDEC) contract providing technical engineering in support of the U.S. Army’s engineering and science and technology missions. The technical engineering services include lifecycle software engineering to the Program Managers in the acquisition and development of their main weapon systems platforms, and systems engineering on projects within TARDEC.
This follow-on contract has a four-year period of performance and an estimated value of $76.5 million.
"DCS has made significant investments in our engineers and our infrastructure in support of this contract," explains Dave Russell, president and chief operating officer, DCS Corp. "We look forward to continuing to provide superior service and advanced technology solutions to TARDEC."
DCS will continue to provide technical engineering in support of TARDEC's in-service engineering and science and technology missions, which emphasize technical engineering services for Program Managers within PEO-Ground Combat Systems. These programs include: PM Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV), PM Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), PM Mine Resistance Ambush Protection (MRAP), PM Heavy Brigade Combat Team (HBCT), PM Robotics System Joint Project Office (JPO) and TARDEC Army and Technology Objective (ATO), and Advanced Technology Demonstrator (ATD) programs in the ground vehicle domain.
