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February 16, 2010 |
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General Dynamics Awarded $154 Million to Support U.S. Army’s
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care
FAIRFAX, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a task order to support the U.S.
Army’s Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS),
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) Product Management Office
(PMO). The task order is valued at $154 million over five years if all options
are exercised.
General Dynamics will provide the full spectrum of pre-deployment, deployment,
on-site, re-deployment and garrison support to MC4 PMO system activities at as
well as worldwide training events, including combat areas and contingency
operations use. General Dynamics also provides on-the-ground support for
Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom with fielding, training and sustainment of
MC4 medical information systems for tactical medical forces that have been
deployed to serve warfighters.
“General Dynamics is proud of our partnership with the MC4 PMO for the past five
years,” said Zannie Smith, senior vice president of General Dynamics Information
Technology’s Army Solutions Division. “We will continue to support MC4’s vision
for improved tactical healthcare and better decision making through the power of
information technology. Our in-depth experience and thorough understanding of
the program and its requirements enable us to promote, maintain and enhance the
health and readiness of military personnel.”
MC4 integrates, fields and supports a comprehensive medical information system,
enabling lifelong electronic medical records, streamlined medical logistics and
enhanced situational awareness for Army tactical forces. Since 2003, MC4 has
fielded 35,000 systems to combat support hospitals and deployable medical assets
with the Army, Air Force, Navy and Army Special Operations Forces in 14
countries. More than 44,000 users, commanders and systems administrators have
been trained through the program on how to use and support the system.
As a trusted systems integrator for more than 50 years, General Dynamics
Information Technology provides information technology (IT), systems
engineering, professional services and simulation and training to customers in
the defense, intelligence, homeland security, health, federal civilian
government and commercial sectors. With approximately 17,000 professionals
worldwide, the company manages large-scale, mission-critical IT programs
delivering IT services and enterprise solutions. More information about General
Dynamics Information Technology is available at
www.gdit.com.
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, employs approximately
91,700 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation;
land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and
marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about
the company is available on the Internet at www.generaldynamics.com.
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