Alion to Provide Acquisition Management Support for Ship Programs

• Technology Solutions Company Brings Combat System Acquisition and Management Expertise to Support PEO Ships AM Directorate

(McLean, VA., February 16, 2010) -- The Navy has awarded Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, a $71.8 million task order to provide acquisition management support to the Program Executive Office for Ships, Acquisition Management (PEO Ships AM) Directorate.

Under the five-year-contract, Alion will provide program management, business and financial planning, acquisition and configuration management, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation support to the Directorate. Alion will help PEO Ships AM acquire and manage Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) and Government-Furnished Information (GFI) for several ship classes, including the DDG 51, DDG-1000, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Sea Frame, Cruiser Modernization, Destroyer Modernization, LCS Mission Module program and the Egyptian Fast Missile Craft (EFMC) programs.


"Alion provides an experienced, well-integrated team solution to ensure PEO Ships AM delivers its products on time, on budget and without technical risks," said Kevin Lees, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Acquisition Programs Management Group. "Alion understands that the DDG 113 and Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization efforts will be a major thrust for PEO Ships and PEO Ships AM and will significantly impact their already tremendous workload. The Alion Team will play a critical industry leadership role in working with senior military and government personnel to provide programmatic and technical details regarding these critical programs to ASN RDA and DASN. We are directly involved in and knowledgeable of every aspect of PEO Ships AM's mission and we will leverage our expertise to ensure the Directorate has continued success in the future."

Alion leads a team of contractors on the PEO Ships AM program. Partners include TASC, The Columbia Group, Delta Resources and Triumph Enterprises, Inc. The contract runs until December 16, 2014.

Source : Alion Science and Technology