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October 23rd, 2016

Qwaltec Receives Salute From US Navy... $19 M Contract To Operate, Manage & Maintain Ground Systems


A sizable, $19 M,  contract goes to this Women Owned Small Buiness from the US Navy, which includes support services for NAVSOC to operate, manage, and maintain ground systems, providing continuous, reliable and endurable global space communication in direct support of the Fleet, the Joint Warfighter and Interagency Users.                    

Qwaltec, Inc. has been awarded a Satellite Operations and Maintenance Services (SOMS) contract by the United States Navy located at the Navy Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) in Pt Mugu, California. The Qwaltec team consists of Qwaltec, Inc., a Tempe, Arizona based Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) and LJT & Associates, Inc., based in Columbia, Maryland. The $19 Million contract covers a five-year period of performance and is set to begin in October of this year. 

The team will provide support services for NAVSOC to operate, manage, and maintain ground systems, providing continuous, reliable and endurable global space communication in direct support of the Fleet, the Joint Warfighter and Interagency Users. The work is to be performed at NAVSOC HQ located at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Point Mugu, California; NAVSOC Detachment Delta located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado; NAVSOC Detachment Alfa located in Prospect Harbor, Maine; and Detachment Charlie located in Finegayan, Guam.

Shawn Linam, Qwaltec CEO said, “We are thrilled for the opportunity to support the US Navy in their critical US defense mission. It is an honor to be part of the NAVSOC team.”  

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