SURVIAC: Booz Allen Receives 4 More Years, $56M

Booz Allen, Hamilton Incorporated in McClean, VA received a $56.6 million (estimated) cost-plus fixed-fee contract modification for operation of the Survivability/ Vulnerability Information Analysis Center (SURVIAC) for a 4-year option period beginning January 2006. “The mission is to perform the functions of a full service Department of Defense Information Analysis Center as described in DoD Regulation 3200.12-R-2, “Centers for analysis of scientific and technical information in the vital technical area of non-nuclear survivability/ vulnerability.” Well, that’s what DefenseLINK says. Enlightening, isn’t it? So, what is SURVIAC, really… SURVIAC is the DoD focal point for nonnuclear survivability/ vulnerability data, information, methodologies, models and analysis relating to U.S. and foreign aeronautical and surface systems. SURVIAC’s scope covers the survivability of allied and other non-adversary systems against threat weapons, as well as the effectiveness of U.S. weapons against foreign systems. Weapon systems include fixed and rotary-winged aircraft, both manned and unmanned, missiles, tanks, trucks, armored personnel carriers, artillery, radar vans, ships, and spacecraft. Data holdings include relevant survivability and lethality information on acquisition, detection, tracking, launch, fly-out and fusing characteristics, the countermeasures and counter-countermeasures employed, and terminal effects, system design, performance and operational information; acoustics, infrared, optical, electro-optical and radar signatures; combat damage […]