Marine Corps awards contract for recruitment IT system

Buchanan & Edwards has been awarded a contract with a maximum value of $19.5 million for an IT system to support Marine Corps recruiting.

Under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, the company will design an offline recruiter-client capability for Marine Corps recruiters using the Marine Corps Recruiting Information Support System, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement.

The work is scheduled to be completed by June 2019.

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