Article Posted on : - Aug 26, 2011

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND (BNS): Lockheed Martin’s IS&GS-Defense product line will provide a host of new enterprise architecture services to the US Army under a recent $26.1 million contract.

Under the ITES-2 indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracting vehicle, Lockheed Martin will provide operational architecture development, architecture integration, data management, and data visualisation support to the US Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Architecture Integration Management Division (AIMD), according to the company news release.

"We have a proven background in Operational and Enterprise Architecture as seen in our past work for AIMD, the US Joint Forces Command, and the DoD. We’re delighted for the opportunity to use our experience and expertise to support the development, validation, visualisation, and management of Army operational architecture data, documentation, and products," Erich Sanchack, vice president for IT Services with Lockheed Martin IS&GS-Defense, was quoted as saying in the release.

Work on this programme will be centered at U.S. Army TRADOC headquarters at Ft. Eustis, Virginia; however, team members will also be located in Crystal City, Virginia and at the TRADOC Centers of Excellence located across the U.S.

Lockheed Martin’s TRADOC AIMD team includes Booz Allen Hamilton of McLean and Bridgeborn of Virginia Beach, Virginia.