CACI International Inc reportedly has been awarded a $72 million prime contract to provide information technology support services for the U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS.
The company officials said that the performance-based contract is for one base year, three option years, and one award year.
As part of the contract, the company will provide technical support and services, expand support into new optional areas, and assist NCIS in the development of new processes, procedures, and program management principles.
NCIS is the primary law enforcement and counterintelligence arm of the United States Department of the Navy. It works closely with other local, state, federal, and foreign agencies to counter and investigate the serious crimes.
CACI officials said that the company will support the service's networks, servers, software engineering, application engineering, and all personal and network-wide communications for NCIS headquarters and approximately 160 locations around the globe.
The company will make extensive use of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library to provide a framework of best practices to assure its delivery of IT services.
"We are very pleased that this new work enables CACI to form a true partnership with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and help it deliver support and services that are mission and customer-service focused,” said Bill Fairl, CACI's president of U.S. Operations, in a statement.
Fairl said that his company is extremely proud to be a member of the NCIS team.
Paul Cofoni, president and CEO, CACI said that with this contract, CACI’s support of the U.S. Navy is further enhanced.
“For the first time, we can provide the Department of the Navy with comprehensive expertise in the areas of law enforcement, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism worldwide," he said.
CACI International provides the professional services and IT solutions needed to prevail in today's defense, intelligence, homeland security, and federal civilian government arenas.
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