General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) on Monday announced its collaboration with U.S. Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic (AT) in the form of an $898 million Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support award contract, aimed at providing state-of-art solutions for the Navy and Marine Corps' warfighting needs.
The award contract includes one two-year option ordering period, and one six-month option-to-extend-services ordering period. Further, GDIT will also aim to compete for individual task orders showcasing its next-generation cyber and electronic warfare solutions, which would be particularly beneficial for the Navy’s foremost national security missions.
According to GDIT’s Defense Division and Senior Vice President, Leigh Palmer, the deal is a big win for the company and he is optimistic that GDIT will utilize its decades of engineering and technical expertise to build mission- focused electronic warfare services across the various Navy’s warfare domains. He further added that GDIT would also compete for individual task orders to provide state-of-the-art solutions for the Navy and Marine Corps' warfighting needs.