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General Dynamics Gets Defense Information Systems Contract

By TechTaffy Desk

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

General Dynamics was awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) to provide information technology (IT) services in support of the Omnibus Network Enterprise (ONE) program. This five-year, multiple-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a potential value of $476 million to all nine awardees.

General Dynamics will provide IT services and support to a variety of U.S. government customers via task orders issued under this contract. The support will span a range of telecommunications and information technology requirements.

This contract was awarded to General Dynamics One Source, which comprises General Dynamics Information Technology, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems and General Dynamics C4 Systems.

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