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NETCENTS-2 goes to 20 firms

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150413-N-ZF498-152 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (April 13, 2015) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transit together as Theodore Roosevelt prepares to relieve the Carl Vinson in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Anthony N. Hilkowski/Released)

The Navy has selected 20 firms for the $7.9 billion Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) contract.

Under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, the companies will bid for task orders for network operations and infrastructure.

The winning companies are: AT&T Government Solutions, BAE Systems Information Solutions, Booz Allen Hamilton, Computer Sciences Corp., Federal Network Systems, General Dynamics Information Technology, Harris IT Services Corp., HP Enterprise Services, IBM U.S. Federal, LGS Innovations, Lockheed Martin, L-3 National Security Solutions, NCI Information Systems, Northrop Grumman, NextiraOne Federal, Raytheon, SAIC, SRA, Telos Corp. and URS Federal Services.

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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.