TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) (NASDAQ: TSYS) has received a $9.8 million order from the U.S. Army for laptops and a technology refresh of Secret Internet Protocol Router (SIPR) and Non-secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR) Access Point (SNAP) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) Satellite System equipment.

The order is initially funded at $4.5 million and will be funded up to a total of $9.8 million if the options are fully exercised through August 2011. This new order will provide support equipment and maintenance of TCS' highly reliable SwiftLink® deployable communications products, as previously awarded through other delivery orders for SNAP equipment. The U.S. Army Project Manager for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) Commercial Satellite Terminal Program (CSTP) is funding these procurements through the Army's $5 billion World-Wide Satellite Systems (WWSS) contract vehicle. Under the SNAP program customers can exercise options and add funding through August 2011 for delivery per the term of the discrete order. The SNAP program includes options for approximately 1,500 terminals and supporting equipment to be deployed in various sizes and configurations, along with up to 30 field support positions. Under the WWSS procurement vehicle, customers may place orders through August 2011 for delivery up to a year thereafter.