Procurement briefs

FLORIDA

Harris to upgrade satellite terminals

MELBOURNE | The U.S. Army has contracted with Harris Corp. to provide modernization services for military satellite-communications terminals.

U.S. company Harris was awarded the contract as part of the Army’s Modernization of Enterprise Terminals (MET) program. Under the 10-year, $600 million deal, Harris will provide the MET program with satellite hardware along with testing and maintenance services, among other requirements.

The MET program is designed to support the Army with advanced satellite communications capabilities. Officials said Harris will also replace up to 80 aging strategic satellite communications terminals with new next-generation systems for interoperability with the new wideband global satellite constellation.

“MET leverages our long and successful track record of success on the … terminal-modernization program to provide … advanced, strategic terminal architecture that achieves a high level of equipment and integration commonality,” Wes Covell, Harris Government Communications Systems defense programs president, said in a statement.

VIRGINIA

Alion to provide simulation services

MCLEAN | The U.S. Air Force has contracted Alion Science and Technology to continue providing its modeling and simulation services supporting operational readiness.

U.S. company Alion was awarded the follow-on contract to continue providing the Air Force Readiness Office with its Web-based Predictive Readiness Assessment System (PRAS) service.

Under the $8.5 million deal, Alion will supply its PRAS modeling and simulation service designed to provide reports and assessments on Air Force readiness levels. Officials said the PRAS reports are aimed at providing Air Force decision makers with mission-critical information on how to best allocate resources.

“Alion’s team of managers, analysts and software developers have successfully, over the past six years, developed PRAS from concept to a mature, fully working [Secret Internet Protocol Router Network] Web-based system,” Dick Brooks, Alion senior vice president and Distributed Simulation Group manager, said in a statement.

NORTH CAROLINA

Army contracts for GD MACS

CHARLOTTE | General Dynamics has been contracted by the U.S. Army to deliver its Modular Artillery Charge System munitions technologies.

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