Caci awarded four contracts worth $69 million to support defense
medical logistics systems
Arlington, va.--(business wire)--caci international inc (nyse: caci) announced today that it has been awarded four prime task order contracts, totaling $69 million, to continue the company’s support for the defense medical logistics standard support (dmlss) system at the joint medical logistics functional development center (jmlfdc) at fort detrick, md. the contracts were awarded by the u.s. army medical research acquisition activity under the defense medical information system/systems integration, design, development, operations and maintenance services (d/siddoms 3) idiq contract vehicle. the awards grow caci’s core capabilities in healthcare it, specifically in the company’s support activities in the defense medical logistics arena. dmlss is an automated information system that provides medical logistics, facility management, and medical maintenance support for u.s. armed forces at medical facilities worldwide. as caci’s involvement expands from functional expertise to a major role in software development, the company will have an increased role in providing cost-effective, integrated solutions for dmlss development and sustainment. the first of these four awards is the dmlss development and sustainment support task order. it is a $21 million award to continue providing software development and sustainment services to support the defense health systems support, medical logistics division, and the joint medical logistics functional development center in system development, delivery, and sustainment. work will include it and information management assistance, concept exploration, requirements development, and support in business process reengineering and provide maintenance and sustainment support for the current dmlss automated information system (ais). the theater enterprise-wide logistics system (tewls) task order is a $24 million, sap-based integration effort to continue migrating theater level medical supply chain management into the dmlss ais. tewls provides a single, authoritative transactional database to manage theatre medical material assets and provide order and shipment status through standard dod systems. this effort will lead to improved management of medical logistics in operational theatres worldwide. the dmlss engineering life cycle management task order is an $18 million award to continue providing a broad spectrum of system and software engineering life cycle and technical services. this contract provides overarching support to all defense medical logistics applications and systems. the e-commerce dmlss support task order is a $6 million award for new work to provide system and software development and sustainment services to improve the system’s e-commerce electronic catalog. this effort will create a common transaction exchange format and messaging service to significantly improve the ordering, tracking, and financial capabilities within dmlss. according to bill fairl, caci president of u.s. operations, “for well over a decade, caci has provided health and health it services to a wide range of government customers. these new awards to support the defense medical logistics standard support system are the direct result of the deep mission understanding and outstanding experience our team brings to every aspect of the system’s work.” paul cofoni, caci president and chief executive officer, said, “transformative healthcare it solutions and services that enable the efficient delivery of vital medical services to our armed forces are key components of our future growth strategy. this wide-ranging work with dmlss clearly demonstrates that the significant corporate investment in healthcare it and the dedication of our senior management are resulting in a growing momentum for success.” celebrating our 50th year in business, caci sustains an exceptional record of success by providing professional services and it solutions needed to prevail in the areas of defense, intelligence, homeland security, and it modernization and government transformation. we deliver enterprise it and network services; data, information, and knowledge management services; business system solutions; logistics and material readiness; c4isr solutions; cyber solutions; integrated security and intelligence solutions; and program management and seta support services. caci solutions help federal clients provide for national security, improve communications and collaboration, secure information systems and networks, enhance data collection and analysis, and increase efficiency and mission effectiveness. a member of the fortune 1000 largest companies and the russell 2000 index, caci provides dynamic careers for approximately 14,300 employees working in over 120 offices in the u.s. and europe. visit caci on the web at www.caci.com and www.asymmetricthreat.net. there are statements made herein which do not address historical facts, and therefore could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the private securities litigation reform act of 1995. such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in caci's annual report on form 10-k for the fiscal year ended june 30, 2011, and other such filings that caci makes with the securities and exchange commission from time to time. any forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon and only speak as of the date hereof. caci – contract