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Leidos secures DCGS-N support deal

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160217-N-AT895-032 SAN DIEGO, (Feb. 17, 2016) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens view a demonstration of the Battlespace Exploitation of Mixed Reality (BEMR) at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SPAWAR). Richardson and Stevens are in San Diego to tour various waterfront activities and meet with Sailors and Navy leadership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Laird/Released)

Leidos has been awarded a prime Navy contract to support the Distributed Common Ground System, Navy, or DCGS-N, family of systems.

Under the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center Atlantic contract, which has a maximum value of $43 million, “Leidos will provide technical assessment and evaluation, program definition, organization, and direction including the development of long and short-range plans,” according to a company news release. “This includes the responsibility for formulating, guiding, and directing the evaluation approach; and defining and negotiating with agency personnel for the necessary resources.”

The contract has a one-year base period and a one-year option.

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.