December 16, 2022
Management Services Group, doing business as Global Technical
Systems*, Virginia Beach, Virginia (N00039-23-D-9003) was one of eight
companies awarded a $4,098,600,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity,
firm-fixed-price contract for Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise
Services (CANES) production units, software – initial, renewals and
maintenance, spares and system components, and lab equipment. CANES is the
Navy's program of record that consolidates and replaces existing afloat
networks providing the necessary infrastructure for applications, systems and
services required to dominate the cyber warfare tactical domain. CANES
represents a key aspect of the Navy's modernization planning by upgrading
cybersecurity, command and control, communications and intelligence systems
afloat, and by replacing unaffordable and obsolete networks. The primary goals
of the CANES program are to: 1) Provide a secure afloat network required for
Naval and Joint Operations; 2) Consolidate and reduce the number of afloat
networks through the use of Common Computing Environment and mature cross
domain technologies; 3) Reduce the infrastructure footprint and associated
Logistics, Sustainment, and Training costs; and 4) Increase reliability,
security, interoperability and application hosting to meet current and
projected warfighter requirements. Work will be performed in Virginia Beach,
Virginia. Work is expected to be completed by December 2032. Contract actions
will be issued and funds obligated as individual delivery orders. Other
procurement (Navy) funds will be placed on contract with an initial delivery
order issued to each contractor on record at the time of award. This contract
has a 10-year ordering period up to the contract award amount. There are no
options. The multiple award contract was competitively procured by full and
open competition bids via the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
(NAVWAR) e-Commerce Central and the Federal Business Opportunities websites,
with 10 offers received. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, San Diego,
California, is the contracting activity.
*Small Business
For
more information, please contact Dan Bahen at dan.bahen@gts.us.com or
757-468-8751 x5130