Air Force awards $5.8 billion NETCENTS-2 contract

Seventeen companies have been awarded slots in a $5.8 billion Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) contract.

The companies will seek task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, which supports Air Force and other military network operations, enterprise services, and telephony, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. The work will be completed by April 2022.

The winners are: Abacus Technology, American Systems Corp., Atlantic CommTech, BTAS Inc., CDO Technologies Inc., Centech Group, EPS Corp., Epsilon Systems, Indus Corp., Intelligent Decisions, MicroTechnologies, Smartronix, SMS Data Products, STG Inc., Sumaria Systems, Technica Corp., and Telos Corp.,

Resource: NETCENTS-2 Documents

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