The Navy has awarded a $138 million modification to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services – HPES, to extend a continuity of services contract for the Navy Marine Corps Intranet – NMCI, network through the end of September.
In going from NMCI to the follow-on Next Generation Enterprise Network, the Navy will transition from a contractor-owned and operated network to a government-owned and contractor-operated network.
HPES has been supporting the Navy through a continuity of services contract since 2010 that was set to expire June 30. The modification increases the contract ceiling to $5.74 billion.
The Navy awarded HPES a $3.5 billion contract for NGEN last summer. HPES fended off protests of the award. Its team includes AT&T Government Solutions, IBM Global Business Services, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.
“The NGEN contract represents the next phase of Navy Marine Corps Intranet services, providing continued IT operational support to our Sailors and Marines, and creates a path toward aligning with the DoD’s[Joint Information Environment]”, said Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, last June.
According to the Navy, NGEN will allow for ongoing re-competition of network and computing services such as hardware, software and transport services, as well as give the government more operational and design control over the Navy’s land-based network, which serves some 800,000 Sailors, Marines and civilians throughout the continental US, Hawaii and Japan.
