CSC Wins $23 Million Navy Contract To Support E-2C Systems

El Segundo, CA -- Computer Sciences Corporation announced that it has won a contract to provide systems engineering and technical support to the U.S. Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR), located in San Diego, Calif. CSC estimates the value of the contract, which has a three-year base period and one two-year option, to be $23 million if the option is exercised.

This new agreement follows a separate contract signed with the center in 2001.

Under the new contract, CSC will provide a comprehensive range of engineering support services to the SPAWAR, including requirements analysis, software design and architecture studies, operating and tactical data system software re-engineering, and hardware and software testing and integration in support of the E-2C Airborne and Tactical Data Link. The data link system provides crucial communications connections between systems that share command and control tactical information to achieve better situational awareness and rapid response.

"We are proud to continue our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Navy," said James Sheaffer, president of CSC's Federal Sector business unit. "We look forward to applying our nearly 50 years of experience to this mission-critical platform to ensure sound operational results that help protect U.S. and coalition forces."

CSC will work within the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) for the entire software life-cycle process. Progress reporting procedures and measurement will be conducted in accordance with best practices indicated by the SEI CMMI.

Teaming with CSC are several California companies, including Rustin Brown Consulting, of Alameda; L-3 Communications/Titan Group, Sentek Consulting and Tactical Engineering & Analysis, all of San Diego; and Technical Logistics Corporation, of National City.

The SPAWAR is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for command, control and communications systems and ocean surveillance. It provides information resources for the joint warfighter in mission execution and force protection.

SOURCE: Computer Sciences Corporation