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Leidos awarded $200 million geospatial intelligence support by the U.S. Army

By TechTaffy Desk

Leidos was awarded a $200 million hybrid contract (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) to support geospatial requirements, standards and systems across the U.S. Army. The multiple-award, follow-on contract has a potential five-year period of performance and work will be performed in Alexandria, Va.

Under the contract, Leidos will continue to provide technologies and expertise to support the U.S. Army’s ongoing geospatial research, integration, development, and operational requirements at the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) at Fort Belvoir. Leidos will also develop geospatial enterprise-enabled systems for the Army and other Department of Defense (DOD) and non-DOD entities.

[Image courtesy: Leidos]

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