RESTON, Va., Oct. 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raytheon Technical
Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN),
has signed teaming agreements with more than 45 large and small business
partners to pursue the Army's Operations, Planning, Training and Resource
Support Services (OPTARSS) II contract.
Among the companies joining RTSC are Honeywell, Battelle, SAAB Training
USA and Oberon.
OPTARSS II is the U.S. Army Forces Command's multiple award, indefinite
delivery-indefinite quantity contract. The request for proposal is expected
to be issued in November.
OPTARSS II provides an expedited ordering process that will satisfy the
needs of the Department of Defense and U.S. Army customers. Under the
contract, task orders will be executed that address operational planning,
training, modeling and simulation, flight operations, mobilization plans
and execution, deployment operations, force protection and transformation.
"Raytheon is focused on partnering with the U.S. Army to protect the
forces and provide an unparalleled advantage in supporting military
missions both domestic and abroad," said Steve Teel, RTSC vice president of
strategic initiatives. Teel, who also leads Raytheon's Global Training
Solutions, said, "Our OPTARSS II team is experienced and ready to give
warfighters the support they need, when they need it."
The Raytheon OPTARSS II team has small-, medium- and large-business
partners and is led by RTSC OPTARSS II Program Manager Len Grasso. The team
recently opened an office near the U.S. Army Forces Command in Georgia.
RTSC provides technology solutions for defense, federal and commercial
customers worldwide. RTSC specializes in Mission Support (including
installation, integration, maintenance, training and logistics support),
counterproliferation and counterterrorism, homeland security solutions,
base and range operations and customized engineering and manufacturing.
Raytheon Company, with 2007 sales of $21.3 billion, is a technology
leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government
markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 86
years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems
integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a
broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,
Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide.
Contact:
Cassandra Watson
Office: 703.295.2424
cassandra_watson@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Cassandra Watson of Raytheon Company,
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