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Link Solutions Gets US Army Biological Center IT Services Contract

By TechTaffy Desk

edgewood_chemical_biological_centerLink Solutions was awarded a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract supporting the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Under this task order, which was bid under the U.S. Army’s ITS/SB contract vehicle, the company will provide a variety of IT support services to include: Service Desk, Network Operations Services, and VTC.

The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center is a research and development resource for non-medical chemical and biological defense.

[Image courtesy: U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center]

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