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General Dynamics Providing Tech Services To United States Army Europe

The General Services Administration awarded the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) Theater Mission Command Contract II (TMCC II) to General Dynamics. The company will deliver Information Technology (IT) services for sustainment support in garrison and deployed locations of Mission Command Networks and Systems supporting USAREUR, Joint, Coalition, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operations. The single-award task order was issued with a potential value of approximately $184 million for five years, if all options are exercised.

Under the contract, General Dynamics will provide USAREUR with enterprise IT support services to include IT service management, systems engineering, data protection, cross domain solutions and information exchange, and technical advisory services management. Work on this contract will take place in multiple locations across Germany, Italy and the Balkans.

This contract was awarded to General Dynamics One Source, a joint venture of two General Dynamics business units: General Dynamics Information Technology and General Dynamics Mission Systems.

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