Special Operations Command awards $771M contract

Jacobs Technologies has been awarded a $771.3 million U.S. Special Operations Command contract.

Under the contract, awarded by the Special Operations Forces Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Center, Jacobs will provide enterprise operations and maintenance support for USSOCOM, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work will be performed at various locations worldwide and is scheduled to be completed by March 2022.

The deal was awarded under an Alliant large business governmentwide acquisition contract from the General Services Administration.

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