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CACI awarded prime position on $12.1 billion Army IDIQ enterprise IT services contract

By TechTaffy Desk

CACI International was awarded a prime position on the U.S. Army’s Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-3 Services (ITES-3S) multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract.

The potential nine-year contract (five-year base with four one-year option periods, if exercised), with a ceiling value of $12.1 billion, the company said in a statement.

Under the contract, which will be managed by the Army’s Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions (CHESS) program, CACI will offer a broad range of end-to-end enterprise IT services, including cyber security; integration; network and telecommunications operations and maintenance; and supply-chain management.

[Image courtesy: U.S. Army]

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