The Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) has awarded a $3.7 billion, five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Common Hardware Systems-4 (CHS-4) contract to General Dynamics [GD] C4 Systems (GDC4S), in Taunton, Mass.
The contract, awarded Aug. 25, will keep the Army in front of procurement requirements for essential hardware and information technology services of the future. The contract is for procurement of tactical information technology hardware and services using two types of contracts, firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee, for services on non-commercial items.
“We initiated this contract to help us stay at the edge of modern technologies to meet Soldiers’ needs for years to come,” said Ashok Jain, product director for CHS, under Project Manager Mission Command (PM Mission Command).
The hardware will be procured in four different versions: version one non-rugged, version-one-plus some ruggedization, version two fully ruggedized and version three near- military specifications ruggedized with a comprehensive five-year warranty program.
The hardware items to be procured will include handheld devices, notebooks, servers, network devices, peripherals, cables, operational transit cases and other items.
As part of the warranty program, the contract will provide worldwide repair, maintenance and logistics support through regional support centers.
The Army’s overall goal is to improve interoperability, compatibility, sustainability and lower lifecycle costs on the battlefield through standardization and centralized acquisition of commercial, off-the-shelf and non-developmental items.
The CHS-4 contract will also be available for all other Department of Defense customers.