Qwaltec to support US Navy satellites
Qwaltec is to provide support to the US Navy’s Navy Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) in Pt Mugu, California, under a five-year $19 million contract beginning this month.
The Satellite Operations and Maintenance Services (SOMS) contract will see the company provide support services for NAVSOC to operate, manage, and maintain ground systems, providing continuous, reliable and endurable global space communication in direct support of the fleet, the joint warfighter and interagency users.
Qwaltec will work as part of a team on the contract along with LJT and Associates.
The work is to be performed at NAVSOC HQ located at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California; NAVSOC Detachment Delta located at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado; NAVSOC Detachment Alfa located in Prospect Harbor, Maine; and Detachment Charlie located in Finegayan, Guam.
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