RESTON, Va. - Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a Fortune 500 innovation leader, has been awarded a $158 million contract to enhance the U.S. Air Force's Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application (C2IMERA). The contract, given by Kessel Run, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, includes a six-month base period with potential extensions through four one-year options and two six-month options.
C2IMERA is designed to provide Air Force personnel and installations with secure, resilient, and adaptable information capabilities. This system integrates various aspects of planning, force employment, emergency management, command and control (C2) monitoring, and reporting. It offers an integrated composite picture of wing and unit resources, assisting stakeholders in making informed decisions during day-to-day operations and in response to potential threats or emergencies.
Mike Rickels, Leidos senior vice president, Decision Advantage Solutions, stated, "Our collaboration with the Air Force in maturing C2IMERA's command and control capability now spans a decade." He emphasized the company's commitment to evolving the advanced C2IMERA tool to further the Air Force's operational advantage.
Leidos will continue developing C2IMERA and work on its expansion to include all Air Force installations, associated forward operating locations, and contingency locations. This expansion aims to accommodate a broader user base, including emergency response services, local governments, and host nations.
The C2IMERA system, a Leidos-developed, government-owned software application, was first integrated into Kessel Run in 2018, marking it as the first externally developed program to join the division. Leidos has been instrumental in the development of C2IMERA and its predecessor, Unit Command and Control (UC2), since 2014.
Currently, Leidos supports approximately 25,000 C2IMERA users across 90 locations worldwide. The company, with a global workforce of 47,000, reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023.
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