Automatic Information Technology (AIT) media includes bar codes, contact memory buttons, radio frequency identification (RFID), et. al. that can identify items in the logistics chain, for asset management purposes, et. al. The US Department of Defense set new policy re: EAN.CC markings for all items in the supply chain.
On a related note, the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Philadelphia Division has recently issued a pair of cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contracts for program management, engineering, and technical services in support of the Navy Automatic Information Technology (AIT) Program Office. Contract winners included:
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) in San Diego, CA won an $8.5 million contract that includes options, which, if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $104.9 million (N00140-06-D-0003). Work on this contract will be performed in Camp Hill, PA; Mechanicsburg, PA; and Washington, DC, and is expected to be complete by September 2006.
CACI Inc. Federal in Chantilly, VA won an $8.6 million contract that includes options, which, if exercised, bring the total estimated value of the contract to $107.1 million (N00140-06-D-0002). Work on this contract will be performed in Chantilly, VA; Mechanicsburg, PA; and Washington, DC, and is expected to be complete by September 2006.
These contracts were competitively procured through Navy Electronic Commerce Online, with 14 offers received.