FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ManTech International Corporation (NASDAQ:MANT) was awarded a task order under its GSA IT Schedule 70 contract to provide technical and operations support services for the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) worldwide information applications. The award is valued at $25 million, with a one year base period and four additional option years.
DeCA is responsible for the management, operation, and maintenance of all Department of Defense commissaries worldwide. Under this task order, ManTech will provide program management, software maintenance, integration, application migration/upgrades, and deployment services for existing DeCA information applications, including mission critical ordering, receiving and financial systems. The work will be performed primarily at DeCA headquarters in Fort Lee, Va.
“DeCA operates about 250 DoD commissaries with approximately 15,000 employees, all supported by a variety of information systems accessed by 5,500 computers worldwide,” said Louis M. Addeo, president and chief operating officer of ManTech’s Technical Services Group. “ManTech’s extensive information technology and software engineering experience around the globe will provide DeCA a valuable resource for continuing their efforts to enhance the quality of life for America's military and their families.”
About ManTech International Corporation
ManTech is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community; the Department of Defense, including its health organizations; the departments of State, Homeland Security, Energy and Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the space community; and other U.S. federal government customers. We provide support to critical national security programs for approximately 60 federal agencies through approximately 1,000 current contracts. ManTech's expertise includes command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) lifecycle support; cyber security; global logistics support; intelligence/counter-intelligence support; information technology (IT) modernization and sustainment; systems engineering; test and evaluation; and health IT. ManTech supports major national missions, such as military readiness, terrorist threat detection, information security and border protection. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.
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