Army awards Booz Allen $506M contract in support of modular open systems strategy

Booz Allen Hamilton has been awarded a $506 million contract that will support the Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team and Program Executive Office for Aviation "to enhance military capabilities through innovative technology solutions," the company announced today.

Under the five-year contract, Booz Allen will “champion” a modular open systems approach (MOSA) strategy that drives the “development, integration and fielding of critical technologies to empower the nation’s warfighters,” the company stated in the announcement.

Booz Allen was awarded the contract under the Defense Department’s Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), as a multiple award contract task order. The Army awarded the task order in collaboration with the Air Force’s 774th Enterprise Squadron to “develop and create new knowledge for the enhancement of the DTIC” repository, according to the company.

The effort will involve enhancing the quality of current Army weapon systems and evaluating new technologies that could be used across a range of programs, according to Booz Allen. It includes support for experimentation events such as the service’s Project Convergence and Experimental Demonstration Gateway Events (EDGE).

Under the contract, the Army and Booz Allen will “develop and integrate” critical combat systems that support the service’s aviation modernization initiatives in future multidomain operations.

Supporting the effort will be a group of 20 businesses and universities that Booz Allen has assembled, the company said today. Booz Allen’s role will be to provide expertise in digital engineering, analytics, cyber, exercise planning and software development.

Brian Orr, vice president at Booz Allen who leads the company’s Army aviation portfolio, said in a statement that the contract will help “close the gap between science and technology discovery and experimentation, and rapid deployment of critical technology to the battlefield.”