Note: This article was updated on Aug. 11 with industry comments.
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded Jacobs Technology Inc. a potential $4.6 billion support contract, the Defense Department announced Wednesday.
DoD noted that the task orders under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will predominantly be cost-plus-incentive-fee and fixed-price incentive. MDA also issued a $4.3 million fixed-price incentive task order concurrent with the contract award.
This contract is a change for MDA because Northrop Grumman [NOC] was the incumbent. A Jacobs spokesperson told Defense Daily “while this is our first opportunity to provide innovative solutions to the MDA, this is not new business for Jacobs.”
Jacobs has been providing solutions to the Defense Department, Department of Energy, NASA, and other federal agencies for decades, the company said.
Under the follow-on contract, the Jacobs Technology will provide products and services supporting concurrent test, training, and operations for missions executed by or through the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center missile platform as well as the execution of the MDA enterprise communications and information technology environment.
Jacobs Technology is part of Jacobs Engineering Group [JEC].
The spokesperson referred to the contract as “another acknowledgement by our clients of our ability to lead large enterprise operations” and “builds upon our experience providing innovative Information Technology and mission operations solutions for some of the nation’s most critical missions.
Jacobs said under this contract the company can deliver its Jacobs Connected Enterprise solutions, which reduce lifecycle cost, improve mission asset availability, enhance mission effectiveness, and protect critical infrastructure and information.
“Collectively, this is a clear reflection of the success of our solutions and the trust our client’s place in our ability to meet mission requirements,” the spokesperson added.
The overall contract ordering period lasts from Aug. 2017 until Aug. 2022. This may be extended to eight years and six months by executing award terms and an option, but extensions do not affect the $4.6 billion maximum value, the department said.
Work will occur in Schriever Air Force Base, Colo.; Huntsville, Ala.; Fort Belvoir, Va.; and Dahlgren, Va.
The contract was competitively procured through the FedBizOpps website with two proposals received.