CHANTILLY, Va., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta
Inc. (NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider,
announced today that it was selected to support the Space Weather
Analysis and Forecast System (SWAFS) program. Awarded by the U.S.
Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center and the General
Services Administration's Federal Systems Integration and
Management Center (FEDSIM), the contract falls under Phase III of
the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The award
represents new work for the company, has a five-year period of
performance and a ceiling value of $71
million.
On the program, Perspecta will provide SWAFS personnel with an
improved capability to analyze sensor data related to solar flares,
solar winds and other space environmental conditions that may
affect high-altitude aircraft, and space- and ground-based
systems. Perspecta will migrate the SWAFS software applications to
a cloud environment and deploy a data-as-a-service interface so
that users get more direct access to near-real-time data. Use of
this data collection model will allow the U.S. Department of
Defense and other government organizations to increase the number
of data sources available to the SWAFS program and upgrade its
capacity to collate and correlate data.
"Space is an inherently risky environment with both natural and
human-made threats to systems we need every day on earth," said
Jeff Bohling, senior vice president
and general manager of Perspecta's defense group. "The
modernization work we will perform for SWAFS will provide the Air
Force with an enhanced ability to evaluate space environmental data
and greater situational awareness of threats as it navigates this
increasingly important strategic and tactical environment."
Perspecta received this award following acceptance of its
SWAFS concept solution that leveraged the technology used in
the program's SBIR Phase I. In that initiative, the company
determined the cloud readiness of SWAFS systems and applications
and developed a recommended path forward for successful
migration.
About Perspecta Inc.
At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve.
Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S.
government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health
care and state and local markets. Our 280+ issued, licensed and
pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the
story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services,
digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of
nearly 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects
work tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and
support the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take
on big challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we
enable our customers to build a better nation. For more information
about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the
current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of
Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date they are made, and Perspecta undertakes
no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although
Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve
a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements.
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