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CHANTILLY, Va., Aug. 07, 2017 -- AMERICAN SYSTEMS today announced it was awarded a task order by Headquarters United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Command Surgeon (HQ-USAFE-AFAFRICA/SG) to provide program management support as well as Tier 2 on-site support, network administration, and process management. The single-award task order, awarded through the U.S. Air Force NETCENTS 2 NetOps contract vehicle, is valued at more than $12 million over a five-year period.
Under the terms of the task order, AMERICAN SYSTEMS will help USAFE AFAFRICA/SG optimize Information Management and Information Technology across all USAFE Military Treatment Facilities and medical activities.
“This is an important win for the AMERICAN SYSTEMS team, helping us to expand our Military Health System (MHS) capabilities as well as our corporate footprint overseas in support of U.S. government programs,” said Peter Smith, President and CEO of AMERICAN SYSTEMS. “We are delighted to be an integral partner of MHS by supporting USAFE.”
About AMERICAN SYSTEMS
Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a government IT solutions provider and one of the top 100 employee-owned companies in the United States, with approximately 1,300 employees nationwide. Based in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Chantilly, Va., the company provides Enterprise IT, Acquisition and Lifecycle Support, Engineering and Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training Solutions to DOD, Intel, and civilian government customers. For more information, visit: www.AmericanSystems.com.
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