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CACI International Inc announced today that it has been awarded a five-year, $188 million prime contract to support the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command’s Program Executive Office for Littoral and Mine Warfare (PEO-LMW).

The contract, which has a one-year base and four option years, calls for CACI to support a wide range of current and next-generation mine countermeasure programs and combat systems. What kinds of systems?

The Program Executive Office for Littoral and Mine Warfare is the Navy’s central activity for developing, acquiring, and fielding capabilities such as those included on combat ships that clear mines, hunt submarines, and provide surface warfare capabilities. The office also manages programs in special warfare, maritime surveillance, explosive ordnance disposal, unmanned surface and undersea vehicles, and anti-terrorist protection for Navy ships while they are in or near port.

For examples of the kinds of programs underway, see recent DID articles covering helicopter-based mine detectors that use lasers, simulations that help train nuclear attack submarine crews against terrorist attacks, the evolution of advanced underwater sensor nets, and more. Note that PEO-Ships would handle the Littoral Combat Ship acquisition program, but PEO-LMW would be involved in a number of the projects for its ancillary modules and onboard equipment.

CACI’s role includes helping the Navy manage solicitations and monitor contractor performance, ensuring that proposals are effectively evaluated and that system specifications are met on time and within budget. CACI will also support Navy budget planning for maximum cost efficiency. Company technical experts will help the Navy test the systems, and logistics experts will assist with fielding and integrating the systems, as well as with ongoing maintenance. Finally, CACI will support innovative designs for new unmanned systems that can be remotely deployed, and that include such capabilities as faster and more effective ways of identifying and neutralizing mines in shallow waters in preparation for Marine landings.

Work will be performed primarily at the Washington, DC Navy Yard; Indian Head, MD; and San Diego, CA. As a consolidation of several existing contracts, the award expands work CACI has already been performing for this client and significantly increases the company’s engineering and logistics business.

According to Paul Cofoni, CACI’s President of U.S. Operations, CACI’s work ”...has now grown to encompass acquisition and program management, technical and engineering services, business and financial solutions, and comprehensive logistics support.” See corporate release.

See also:

• Seapower Magazine (Feb 2004) – Integrated Warfare Systems Office Consolidates Programs, Cuts Costs. Good overview of the various US Navy PEOs, and how they fit.