Army gets help with FCS collaboration

The Army has awarded a $4.35 million task order to Alion Science and Technology Corp. to assist it with developing future combat systems.

The award calls for the employee-owned technology company to work with the Army Future Combat Systems Advanced Collaborative Environment (FCS ACE).

The FCS ACE is a secure Web environment in which government and industry participants can collaborate and access product, technical and program management information.

Alion, of McLean, Va., will support the development, operation and maintenance of the FCS ACE by providing enterprise architecture analysis and development, business process management and requirements definition. 

Alion also will help streamline and improve business processes and control investment costs for the lifecycle of FCS ACE, said Timer Keenan, Alion senior vice president and Strategic Operations Group manager.

The task order was awarded under the Army’s Logistics, Maintenance and Supply Support contract.

The work runs through Feb. 18, 2010, with three option years.