ManTech International Corporation MANT was selected by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, for a task order potentially worth $16.2 million. Under this, the company is required to provide tactical communications software support to the U.S. Army’s Software Engineering Center (“SEC”).
The task order, awarded under the Software and Systems Engineering Services contract, has a 12-month base period of performance and one 12-month option period, and is a cost-plus-fixed-fee order.
The contract entails post-deployment and post-production software lifecycle support that ManTech will provide to the SEC Command, Control, and Communications – Tactical (C3T), Communications Division for the Army’s Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment One.
The Warfighter Information Network Tactical is crucial for maintaining superiority in the battlefield. ManTech’s selection emphasizes its communications expertise and software engineering capabilities that will support the Army’s tactical communications mission.
ManTech provides pioneering technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community; the Departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, and other federal government customers, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”).
In order to build up its capabilities further, ManTech completed the acquisition of Welkin Associates, Ltd. for $34 million. The acquisition will allow ManTech to pursue large engineering and support opportunities throughout the Intelligence Community and DoD.
Last year, ManTech bought Allied Technology Group, Inc. in order to capitalize on the lucrative growth opportunities at the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”). The company also acquired 7Delta, Inc., in order to establish a strong presence across the entire spectrum of federal healthcare.
ManTech currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). Better-ranked stocks in the computer services industry include Ebix Inc. EBIX, Lionbridge Technologies Inc. LIOX and LogMeIn, Inc. LOGM. All these stocks sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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