Anteon Awarded $15.8M Contract to Support U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research Marine Corps Science and Technology Programs
February 28 2006 - 7:30AM
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Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT) -0- *T Program
management and engineering support to C4ISR, Mine Countermeasures,
Logistics, Human Performance/Training and Survivability, Maneuver,
and Firepower science and technology programs. *T Anteon
International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information
technology, systems integration, and engineering services company,
today announced that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S.
Navy's Office of Naval Research for the Expeditionary Maneuver
Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department (ONR-30) and the Office
of the Vice Chief of Naval Research. Anteon will provide program
management and engineering services to the ONR-30 at its offices in
Arlington, Virginia. The estimated value of this contract, if all
options are exercised, is $15.8 million over a five-year period of
performance. "Anteon is supporting the R&D and advanced
technology work done by the ONR and Marine Corps Science and
Technology Programs office. We are providing key program management
and engineering services support for missions critical to the fight
against terrorism," stated Dan Johnson, Anteon chief operating
officer. ONR-30 is the principal agency within the Office of Naval
Research for U.S. Marine Corps Science and Technology Programs. Its
mission is to support the development of Naval Expeditionary
Maneuver Warfare through the exploitation and subsequent
application of science and technology. The agency is organized
around multiple "thrust areas" - each of which seeks to develop and
leverage advanced technologies for application - focusing on C4ISR,
Mine Countermeasures, Logistics, Human Performance/Training and
Survivability, Maneuver, and Firepower. Anteon will support each of
these thrust areas with program management, engineering,
analytical, and financial management services. About Anteon Anteon,
headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading information
technology company serving the U.S. Federal government and
international customers. Anteon designs, integrates, maintains, and
upgrades state-of-the-art systems for national defense,
intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority government
missions. Anteon provides numerous government clients with the
systems integration, strategy and program management, systems
engineering, operations services, and simulation and training
skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their
mission critical systems. The Company was founded in 1976 and
currently employs over 9,500 employees in more than 100 offices
worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information
technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been
named to the Forbes List of the 400 Best Big Companies in 2006,
earning distinction on the Forbes Platinum List. Anteon is listed
on the Standards & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. For more
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