Serco to provide support for US Naval electronic surveillance systems

Serco, a provider of professional, technology, and management services, has been awarded contract by the US to support the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific) security systems branch.

Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Serco will provide life cycle sustainment, integration, acquisition and technical support for anti-terrorism/force protection for Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems to Department of Defense agencies.

Serco chairman and chief executive officer Dan Allen said that the company will leverage its command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (C4ISR) service expertise in order to support mission-critical objectives of customer.

"We are known for the quality of our networks and communications solutions and are eager to again put that experience to work for the Navy and our Warfighters," Allen added.

The $46.04m three-year contract includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, will bring the total value of the contract to $77.64.

Work under this new contract will be performed at both the company and government facilities located worldwide and is expected to be completed in March 2017.

Serco will also support systems that provide the capability to receive/transmit orders, receive and process information into situational awareness displays, support command decision processes and communicate electronic data to multi-service, multi-agency nodes across the entire all-hazards/all-threats spectrum of Ashore and Afloat operations, as part of the contract.