US Army Awards Harris Corporation $461 Million Ceiling IDIQ Contract for LMR Network Modernization
July 10 2017 - 10:21AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- One of two companies awarded five-year
IDIQ contract
- Focused on modernizing U.S. Army's
existing land mobile radio system infrastructure
- Move from proprietary technology to
open standards ensures interoperability into the future
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a five-year, $461
million ceiling, multi-award IDIQ contract to modernize the U.S.
Army's mission-critical communications network. The contract was
awarded in the first quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2018.
Under the contract, Harris will upgrade the land mobile radio
(LMR) system infrastructure on Army bases across the U.S., as well
as replace existing systems with the latest technology. Harris
received its first order from the contract for two Voice,
Interoperability, Data and Access (VIDA®) cores, support services
and integration of the first Army installation into the enterprise
network.
“Opening up this critical project to competition is a major step
forward in bringing richer innovation, better technology,
heightened responsiveness and more competitive pricing to the
customer,” said Nino DiCosmo, president, Harris Public Safety and
Professional Communications. “Our Army customer clearly recognizes
the value of competition, applying open standards and open
architecture to its network. This forward-thinking approach will
allow multiple vendors and multiple technologies to be integrated,
ensuring interoperability into the future.”
Harris Public Safety and Professional Communications is a
leading supplier of communications systems and equipment for public
safety, federal, utility, commercial and transportation markets.
The business has more than 80 years of experience in public safety
and professional communications, and supports more than 500 systems
around the world.
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
government and commercial customers in more than 100 countries and
has approximately $6 billion in annual revenue. The company is
organized into three business segments: Communication Systems,
Space and Intelligence Systems and Electronic Systems. Learn more
at harris.com.
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Harris CorporationPam Cowan, 585-453-8833Public Safety
and Professional Communicationspcowan@harris.comorJim Burke,
321-727-9131Harris Corporationjim.burke@harris.com
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