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NCI awarded $21M task order with US Army

By TechTaffy Desk

NCI, a provider of IT solutions and professional services to U.S. Federal Government agencies, was awarded a three-year task order valued at $21 million under the Total Engineering and Integration Services (TEIS) III contract for IT services. The contract is in support of the U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command (USAISEC), Fort Detrick, Maryland, Engineering Directorate (ISEC-FDED).

Under the award, the company is providing services related to the expansion, upgrade and replacement of wired and wireless local area networks at U.S. Army medical treatment facilities, and associated outlying or remote facilities worldwide.

The TEIS III contract is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract awarded in March 2011.

[Image courtesy: United States Army]

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