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Leidos awarded $99 million AIE-3 contract

By TechTaffy Desk

Leidos was awarded the AIE-3 contract, a prime contract by the U.S. Department of the Army to provide automated installation entry solutions to the Product Manager – Force Protection Systems (PdM-FPS). The single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity firm fixed-price contract has a two-year base period of performance, two one-year options, and a total contract value of $99 million if the options are exercised.

PdM-FPS, formerly of the Joint PEO Chemical Biological Defense and now part of the Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors (PEO IEW&S), is responsible for integrated base defense and force protection capabilities for the Army. With the PdM’s subordination to Project Manager (PM) Terrestrial Sensors in the PEO IEW&S, Army Force Protection is now consolidated and falls under one organization.

Under the AIE-3 contract, Leidos will provide automated installation entry hardware and software for approximately 35 military installations to deliver and enhance installation security (detect, assess and warn) through automated personnel verification and authentication. Leidos will assist installation commanders and staff by enhancing installation security through automated personnel verification and authentication, said the company in a statement.

[Image courtesy: U.S. Army. Photographer: Sgt. Robert Farrell]

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