RESTON, Va., Sept. 7, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN)
has been awarded a contract by NOAA's (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration) National Weather Service (NWS) to provide operations and
maintenance for the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS), a
nationwide operational weather data analysis and dissemination system.
Raytheon estimates the value of the award, which has a five-year base
period and five one-year options, to be approximately $300 million if all
options are exercised. Work on the contract will focus on supporting more than
168 sites with AWIPS hardware, software, and communications.
Raytheon Information Solutions (RIS), based in Reston, Va., will provide
software operations and maintenance, software development, hardware
maintenance and logistics, COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) software
maintenance, satellite communications, and network monitoring and control.
Raytheon will perform the work, as well as operate a network control facility,
primarily in Silver Spring, Md.
"Raytheon has an outstanding record of providing reliable and state-of-
the-art environmental science and information technology solutions to the NWS
and NOAA," said Ron Ross, vice president of RIS. "We are committed to
providing NWS and the broader weather community the technology support
necessary to carry out their vital mission of bringing critical, time-
sensitive weather and forecast information throughout the United States and
around the world."
AWIPS provides an extensible architecture to allow for highly available
data communications, processing, and meteorological and hydrologic display
capabilities in an integrated environment. It supports NWS' operational
mission by providing a very efficient and effective means for forecasters to
prepare and issue timely, accurate forecasts and warnings.
"Our solution aligns with the National Weather Service's mission
requirements and is focused on delivering results and innovation," said Buddy
Ritchie, Raytheon AWIPS program manager. "Raytheon's in-depth understanding of
the mission of the weather community, detailed knowledge of the NWS, and all
facets of weather operations are critical to being a successful partner on the
AWIPS operations and maintenance contract."
Raytheon Information Solutions delivers customer-focused industry best
practices and best-of-breed IT solutions that enable federal agency mission
objectives.
Teaming with Raytheon are Keane Federal Systems, McLean, Va.; Globecomm
Systems, Hauppauge, N.Y.; ENSCO, Falls Church, Va.; GTSI, Chantilly, Va.;
Reston Consulting Group, Herndon, Va.; Fairfield Technologies, Washington,
D.C.; Apex Digital Systems, Silver Spring, Md.; and Earth Resources
Technology, Jessup, Md.
Raytheon Company, with 2004 sales of $20.2 billion, is an industry leader
in defense and government electronics, space, information technology,
technical services, and business and special mission aircraft. With
headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 80,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Darci Bushey
303.344.6608
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Darci Bushey of Raytheon Company,
+1-303-344-6608
EDITORS' ADVISORY: NOAA originally announced this award on Aug.
17, 2005. This release provides additional details.
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