Leidos was awarded a prime task order to support the Department of Defense. The task order holds a ceiling value of approximately $1.5 billion if all options are exercised, the company said in a statement. 

The order includes a one-year base period of performance with four additional one-year option periods. Work will be performed worldwide.

Through this contract, Leidos will utilize Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) capabilities, says the company.

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