Alion

Alion Science and Technology is part of a team of contractors awarded a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with a potential value of $2 billion to provide next-generation business management, engineering, computer/information systems development and computer systems support to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The contract is one of the multiple awards from the Electronic FAA Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFAST) MOA.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a $2.8 million contract to support an automated system used by U.S. Defense Department operations security (OPSEC) personnel to collect, analyze and collaborate on critical information, vulnerabilities and threats. Under the contract, the company will standardize OPSEC assessments and analysis to provide U.S. military forces with accurate data on their vulnerabilities to decrease their operational risk associated with information disclosure.

The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $6 million contract to digitize nearly 110,000 paper documents for the Defense Technical Information Center's Total Electronic Migration System (TEMS). Under the three-year agreement, the company will scan scientific and technical data from the libraries of the Weapon System Technology Information Analysis Center and the Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and Testing Information Analysis Center into electronic documents and make them available through TEMS.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a five-year contract by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The company will support TARDEC's research and development efforts encompassing the life cycle of military manned and unmanned ground vehicles. The omnibus contract has a total value of $430 million and includes 16 awards, eight to small businesses and eight to large firms.

The U.S. Army has awarded Alion Science and Technology a $3.1 million contract to provide technical engineering support to help the service evolve its LandWarNet concepts and capabilities. LandWarNet consists of interconnected networks that connect to the Defense Department's Global Information Grid.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a $1.8 million U.S. Army contract to help the service review and analyze warfighter capabilities. Under the agreement, the company will provide professional support services to the Army's Capabilities Integration, Prioritization and Analysis Directorate.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a $3.3 million contract to support the U.S. Army's Modeling and Simulation Office. Alion will recruit and manage modeling and simulation personnel to meet Army warfighting needs and to help create a fully trained modeling and simulation community within the service.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a $7 million research and development contract to assist the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in solving several challenges associated with stimulating airborne anti-submarine warfare platforms and training environments.

Alion Science and Technology has been awarded a task order from the U.S. Navy valued at $48.5 million to research, design, develop, prototype, integrate and test a new torpedo detection system in conjunction with the Navy's new anti-torpedo countermeasure technology, demonstrating the improved performance and integration of the technologies in Navy fleet systems.

Under a contract valued at $4.4 million, Alion Science and Technology will perform a wide range of radio frequency spectrum services for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) Office of Radio Frequency Management (ORFM) that will help to ensure environmental data can be gathered and transmitted via satellite.