Army, ASD in $405m information systems deal

  • By Roseanne Gerin
  • Dec 16, 2005
The Army has awarded Advanced Systems Development Inc. a 10-year, $405 million contract to provide IT solutions for the service's Command Information Management System.

CIMS is the overall command enterprise and architecture that encompasses the primary IT functions that support the Missile Defense Agency and the Army Forces Strategic Command. It also plays a role in space operations and ballistic-missile research and development.

Arlington, Va.-based ASD's team includes Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego, and Camber Corp. and InfoPro Inc., both of Huntsville, Ala.

Roseanne Gerin is a staff writer for Government Computer News' sister publication Washington Technology.

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