Boeing Subsidiary Tapestry Wins $79 Million US Army Logistics Support Contract
Boeing Subsidiary Tapestry
Wins $79 Million US Army Logistics Support Contract
SAN DIEGO, CA June 15, 2010 Boeing [NYSE: BA]
today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions
Inc. has received a contract to provide field engineering services
in support of development, operations and training for the U.S.
Army's Battle Command Sustainment Support System (BCS3) Total
Logistics Support program. The three-year contract, valued at up to
$79 million, was awarded to Tapestry by prime contractor Raytheon
Network Centric Systems of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Tapestry will provide software upgrades, field services, 24/7
help-desk support and training for BCS3, a logistics
command-and-control tool that provides information via Web-services
to commanders and warfighters in the field. BCS3 was developed by
Tapestry for the Army and is currently used in Iraq, Kuwait,
Afghanistan, Europe and the United States.
"Our long-standing relationship with the U.S. Army and
first-hand product knowledge will reduce software development time
to improve the system's functionality and provide faster fielding
of system updates," said Mike Spencer, Tapestry Solutions senior
director of Business Development. "In addition, our field service
engineers will use their extensive experience with BCS3 live
operations to enhance the realism of BCS3 simulations and other
training tools."
Tapestry also will facilitate a seamless, phased movement of the
BCS3 enterprise production and test server environments to new
facilities.
"With the award of this contract, Tapestry remains at the
forefront of Battle Command programs, allowing us to continue to
set the standard for delivering outstanding field support and
training to the warfighter," said Russ Clark, Tapestry Solutions
senior director of Operations, Training and Support. "This contract
is an example of the trust and confidence our customers have in our
proven technology and applied expertise to support them at home and
abroad."
Boeing's Tapestry Solutions is a leading innovator of custom
software development, training, consulting and support services to
the U.S. military, civil government and the private sector.
Tapestry specializes in Logistics Command and Control (LogC2) and
cutting-edge modeling and simulation solutions.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space &
Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security
businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven
customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile
manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with
68,000 employees worldwide.
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