The U.S. Army has awarded Support Systems Associates, Inc. (SSAI), and its major subcontractor BAE Systems, the Logistics Support Facilities Management Activity (LSFMA) contract.
This a multiple award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a value up to $1.5 billion for over five years.
“SSAI is very pleased to be a prime contractor for Logistics Support Facilities,” said Michael Reynolds, SSAI Vice President of Business Development. “We are committed to customer satisfaction and look forward to working with the U.S. Army, LSFMA, BAE Systems and all of our team mates, current and future, to ensure a successful program. SSAI is excited to establish a presence in Huntsville, Alabama supporting the Redstone Arsenal.”
SSAI has teamed with BAE Systems to provide a flexible, timely, and cost-effective team with the facilities, personnel, and expertise to support the aircraft modifications and other support and services included under the contract. SSAI is establishing relationships with other Huntsville-based subcontractors required to support performance of issued task orders.
“BAE Systems has shown our commitment to this contract by the investments we made last year in Albertville and Huntsville to enhance performance,” said Floyd McConnell, vice president of Integrated Aviation Solutions at BAE Systems. “We look forward to partnering with SSAI to support the U.S. Army’s aviation mission which will increase employment in the local communities.”
This five year contract includes a full range of services across aviation platforms supported by the Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Army Materiel Command (AMC)/Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), including engineering development of aircraft modifications, application of modifications to the aircraft fleet, logistics support of systems and aircraft and more. In addition, services will be performed on aviation platforms operated by other U.S. government agencies and some Foreign Military Sales (FMS) countries.