Air Force names 17 contractors for NETCENTS-2 network operations and enterprise services jobs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., 6 April 2015. U.S. Air Force information technology (IT) experts are adding a new crop of contractors to the Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) -- these for network operations, enterprise services, and infrastructure development and operations.
Officials of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala., on Thursday announced contracts to 17 IT companies for NETCENTS-2 Network Operations and Infrastructure Solutions.
These companies will share $5.8 billion over the next seven years for IT services involving network management and defense; services-oriented architecture infrastructure; enterprise-level security and management and implementation and operations; telephony infrastructure; and other services.
The 17 IT companies chosen for the NETCENTS-2 Network Operations and Infrastructure Solutions program are:
Abacus Technology Corp. in Chevy Chase, Md.;
American Systems Corp. in Chantilly, Va.;
Atlantic CommTech Corp. in Norfolk, Va.;
BTAS Inc. in Beavercreek, Ohio;
CDO Technologies Inc. in Dayton, Ohio;
The Centech Group Inc. in Falls Church, Va.;
EPS Corp. in Tinton Falls, N.J.;
Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc. in San Diego;
Indus Corp. in Vienna, Va.;
Intelligent Decisions Inc. in Ashburn, Va.;
MicroTech in Vienna, Va.;
Smartronix Inc. in Hollywood, Md.;
SMS Data Products Group Inc. in McLean, Va.;
STG Inc. in Reston, Va.;
Sumaria Systems Inc. in Danvers, Mass.;
Technica Corp. in Dulles, Va.; and
Telos Corp. in Ashburn, Va.
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This contract vehicle is the mandatory source for all Air Force units purchasing services that fall under the scope of the contract, and it is available for use by Army, Navy, other U.S. Department of Defense and federal agencies.
The 17 NETCENTS-2 Network Operations and Infrastructure Solutions contractors will be paid $2,500 up front, and will compete for individual task orders through the end of March 2022.
For more information contact the Air Force NETCENTS-2 program office online at www.netcents.af.mil/contracts/netcents-2, or the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex at www.wpafb.af.mil.
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