CONTRACTS
Tuesday, October 31, 2006; Page D04
CONTRACTS
Lockheed Interested in FAA Satellite System
Lockheed Martin of Bethesda said it was interested in bidding on a contract by the Federal Aviation Administration's next-generation air transportation system. The FAA project, the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast program, will use information from Global Positioning System satellites to display exact locations of aircraft in real time. The agency will begin its requests for bids in March 2007.
Stanley Wins $164 Million Passport Contract
Stanley Associates, an Arlington information technology consultant to the U.S. government, won a contract worth up to $164 million from the State Department for passport services. The contract has a two-year base and eight one-year options.
Stanley plans to open a new facility in Hot Springs, Ark., and a second facility may be opened in Tucson if demand for passports increases, the company said. The contract includes printing, quality control and mailing of U.S. passports and other travel documents.
CACI Gets Army Logistics Order
Information technology contractor CACI International said it received a $38 million order to provide technical and logistical business support services to the Army. The new task order is part of a larger, three-year contract that CACI of Arlington received in March from the Army's Communications Electronics Life Cycle Management Command. Under the order, CACI will service the command unit's Directorate for Readiness, in the force modernization division. The directorate manages the Army's command, communications and reconnaissance systems.
SATELLITE rADIO
XM Inks Exclusive Deal With Porsche
XM Satellite Radio has signed a long-term deal with Porsche Cars North America that makes XM Porsche's exclusive satellite radio provider for the Cayenne sport utility vehicle. XM, based in the District, already had been available as a factory-installed feature in Cayenne models since 2005 and will become the only satellite radio option for the SUV beginning in 2007. Customers who purchase a vehicle will also receive three months of free service.
Compiled from reports by Washington Post staff writers, the Associated Press and Bloomberg News.
