SRA Announces Formation of World-Class Team for FAA National Airspace System (NAS) Integration Support Contract (NISC III)
July 30 2009 - 9:15AM
PR Newswire (US)
FAIRFAX, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA Aviation, Inc.,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE:SRX),
today announced additional members to its team that will pursue the
Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Airspace System
(NAS) Integration Support Contract (NISC III). Joining the SRA
Aviation-led team, in addition to previously announced CSC, are
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); AMTI;
Honeywell; URS Corporation; Advancia Aeronautics; CSSI; INFINA;
ISG; and Veracity Engineering. "The SRA Aviation NISC III team is
powered by some of the most skilled aviation experts and thought
leaders in the industry, and brings together approximately 300,000
professionals from around the country," said SRA President and CEO
Stan Sloane. "The upcoming competition and award of NISC III
provides the FAA with a well-timed opportunity to choose a team
that will support its mission to achieve rapid modernization and
quickly realize the benefits of NextGen." The team chosen for the
NISC III contract will help the FAA implement and integrate
next-generation air traffic control systems and equipment, and will
supply the FAA with engineering, planning, automation,
environmental and other support services. The 10-year contract
calls for roughly 900 highly qualified employees with various
technical capabilities to support the FAA at its headquarters in
Washington, D.C., and at offices around the nation. "It is a true
testament to our strength as a prime that nearly half of our team
-- including SAIC, Honeywell, Advancia Aeronautics, INFINA,
Veracity Engineering, and AMTI -- is made up of current NISC
subcontractors who are joining the SRA NISC III team," said Jack
Nager, president of SRA Aviation, Inc. "SRA prides itself as not
only being a reliable prime to our subcontractors, but also on
attracting and retaining top aviation experts who seek to work for
and with a company named to FORTUNE magazine's '100 Best Companies
to Work For' list ten years in a row. " SRA and its subsidiaries
have more than 20 years of experience supporting the FAA with
engineering, research and development services related to airport
runway safety, airport planning, cyber security and aircraft fire
safety. SRA services currently help the FAA meet its critical
mission to provide the safest and most efficient aviation system in
the world. SRA Aviation, Inc. provides next-generation air traffic
management tools that address core challenges like safety,
efficiency, profitability and functionality. Its innovative use of
proven next-generation technologies like multilateration and ADS-B
help air navigation service providers (ANSPs) and airport operators
ease capacity constraints; improve airspace and ground space
efficiencies; and reduce costs. Recently, SRA was awarded a
contract by the FAA to provide a low-cost ground surveillance
(LCGS) solution for small- to medium-sized airports in the NAS.
About SRA International, Inc. SRA and its subsidiaries are
dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for
government organizations serving the national security, civil
government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the company
and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air
surveillance and air traffic management; contract research
organization (CRO) services; cyber security; disaster response
planning; enterprise resource planning; environmental strategies;
IT systems, infrastructure and managed services; logistics; public
health preparedness; strategic management consulting; systems
engineering; and wireless integration. FORTUNE magazine has chosen
SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for ten
consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ more
than 6,800 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax,
Va., and offices around the world. For additional information on
SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/. Any statements in this press
release about future expectations, plans, and prospects for SRA,
including statements about the estimated value of the contract and
work to be performed, and other statements containing the words
"estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will,"
and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated
by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the
forward-looking statements included in this press release represent
our views as of July 30, 2009. We anticipate that subsequent events
and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we
may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point
in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any date subsequent to July 30, 2009.
DATASOURCE: SRA International, Inc. CONTACT: Sheila S. Blackwell,
Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs,
+1-703-227-8345, , or Daniel Finkel, Manager, Sector
Communications, +1-703-284-6263, Web Site: http://www.sra.com/
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