TeleCommunication Systems Named Awardee On $22 Bln EAGLE II Contract

(RTTNews) - TeleCommunication Systems Inc. (TSYS) said Thursday that it has been selected as an awardee under the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge II or EAGLE II contract in Functional Category 1, Service Delivery, on the Unrestricted Track. This Indefinite Delivery - Indefinite Quantity or IDIQ five-year vehicle has an additional two-year option period and an estimated seven-year overall program contract ceiling of $22 billion.

The company noted that the contract enables the Department of Homeland Security or DHS to purchase TCS' full range of IT services, technical and management expertise, and solutions-oriented products, including system design, development, implementation and integration; software design and development; and operations and maintenance.

EAGLE II supports the DHS goal of a functionally-integrated department, which includes methods of operation among and between the various IT support system components for enhanced mission effectiveness and economies of scale through consolidation.