S3 Contract Team with ARINC On Board Wins Space & Missile Defense Initiative Support Award

Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Engineering Services, LLC has been named a subcontractor on the team of Huntsville, AL based System Studies & Simulation, Inc. (S3), which was recently awarded one of four prime contracts under the U.S. Army’s SMDIS III (Space and Missile Defense Initiative Support) contract vehicle.

The Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (SMDC/ARSTRAT) announced the award in 2009.

The S3 Team with ARINC on board will compete under the five-year SMDIS III contract for task orders not to exceed $450 million, total. ARINC was awarded an early Task Order to provide Scientific, Engineering & Technical Assistance (SETA) Services for the U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command at Peterson Air Force Base, CO.

“We congratulate our Team leader S3 on this important win, which will enable strategic support for Army STRATCOM at both their Huntsville and Colorado Springs headquarters,” stated Art Estrada, Senior Manager, ARINC Space and Strategic Operations.

ARINC has a 20-year record of supporting the Colorado Springs, CO. operations of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command under previous contracts, including SMDIS II.

As the Army Component to US STRATCOM, the mission of SMDC/ARSTRAT serves as the single point of contact for Army space forces; advocates, plans, and conducts space operations; plans, integrates and coordinates global Army missile defense operations; and plans for and assists Army forces supporting STRATCOM’s Global Strike operations.

SMDIS III contractors may perform tasks in Infrastructure, Organization Analysis, Systems Engineering and Systems Integration Analysis; Simulation and Modeling Development; Software Development, Network Development, Emerging Technologies Analysis; Meetings and Conference Organization Support; Staff Support; Space Operations Support, and Homeland Security.

Organizations supported under SMDIS III include USASMDC/ARSTRAT, USSTRATCOM, Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Naval Network and Space Operations Command (NNSOC), Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Ground Based Mid-Course Missile Defense (GMD), and the Joint National Integration Center (JNIC).

System Studies and Simulation, Inc. (S3) is a woman-owned small business specializing in comprehensive, state-of-the-art technical services. S3 provides affordable, quality technical products and services to the U.S. Space and Defense Communities. The company is a contractor on 14 support vehicles for the U.S. Army, Navy/Air Force, and GSA. For more information, visit the web site at www.s3inc.com.

ARINC Incorporated, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, provides communications, engineering and integration solutions for commercial, defense and government customers worldwide. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland with regional headquarters in London and Singapore, ARINC is ISO 9001:2008 certified.

Release: 10-007

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