S3 and ARINC Win Space & Missile Defense Initiative Support Award

ARINC Engineering Services, LLC has been named a subcontractor on the team of Huntsville, AL basedSystem 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.