TeleCommunication Systems Awarded $6.1 Million World-Wide Satellite Systems Order From U.S. Army

Jul 14, 2010

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) /quotes/comstock/15*!tsys/quotes/nls/tsys has been awarded an order with a ceiling value of $6.1 million to provide SATCOM Communication and Mission Analysis (SCMA) Shelters to the U.S. Army. The order is initially funded at $1.5 million and will be funded up to a total of $6.1 million if the options are fully exercised through August 2011. This award was made under the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle in support of the Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network - Tactical (PM WIN-T).

TCS has a two-decade proven track record as a trusted provider of communication technology solutions addressing the government's toughest technical challenges, under conditions that demand the highest level of reliability, availability and security. To ensure mission continuity, TCS offers complete end-to-end managed services for converged (IP-based) voice, video and data satcom for seamless, highly secure connectivity between fixed sites and remote operations, including the SwiftLink(R) family of deployable communications solutions.

"TCS is dedicated to providing reliable SATCOM solutions so that today's warfighter can communicate regardless of location or situation," said Michael Bristol, senior vice president and general manager of government solutions for TCS. "Being able to access critical data while being remote is a necessity and TCS has a long history of successfully providing solutions and tools to the Warfighters."