Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Air Force to provide solutions for a broad spectrum of aviation requirements.
Leidos will support the Air Force’s Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance & Special Operations Forces (ISR/SOF) Directorate (WI), Sensors Division (WIN) Non-Standard Foreign Military Sales (FMS) branches. The multi-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a total estimated value of $950 million. The period of performance for the contract is 13 years total, with a 10-year ordering period and an additional 3 year performance period. Work will be performed at locations worldwide.
The Leidos team will bring a cadre of professionals and tools from across the industry to improve both U.S. and allied ISR capabilities. Leidos will also provide full aircraft and ISR sensor integration, procurement of hardware and spares, sustainment support and inspections for airworthiness/configuration.
ISR/SOF provides support to all weapons systems in its portfolio. The ISR functions are principal elements of America’s defense capabilities. They include a wide variety of systems for collecting, processing and disseminating intelligence for national security decision makers and military commanders.
“This award underscores Leidos’ strong performance leveraging decades of operation and technical integration expertise for the Air Force,” said Mike Chagnon, Leidos Senior Vice President and Operations Manager. “We look forward to supporting the Air Force and its mission to maintain multi-domain dominance.”