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QinetiQ North America today introduced the latest technology in survivability, unmanned systems and power management solutions at the Annual Association of the US Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. New products include the EAGLS emergency egress lighting system for military vehicles, the Raider II autonomous small unit re-supply vehicle and the Q-Gen portable power generator. Reston, VA (PRWEB) October 10, 2011 QinetiQ North America today introduced the latest technology in...

MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America announced today a contract award to support the General Services Administration (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS). QinetiQ North America will specifically address PBS' Occupancy and Revenue Management Applications (ORMA), key components of GSA's robust information technology (IT) platform to manage assets, provide accurate billing and forecasting information and ensure financial transparency and accountability. The contract...

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced the appointment of James Snitker as vice president of corporate proposal operations. In this role, Snitker will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the company's proposal center and contributing to top and bottom line growth. Snitker joins QinetiQ North America from NCI Information Systems where he was serving as vice president, proposal and production operations. Snitker comes to the...

MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America announced today the results of another successful experiment completed on board the final flight of the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) in July 2011. The experiment, the first of its kind in microgravity, tested the novel application in space of a technology modeled on a biological process used by cells on Earth to recover water from their environment. Already engineered for use in applications ranging from desalination...

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced that the United States Army has awarded the company a time and materials continuation Task Order valued at $22 million if all options are exercised, to support the Unit Level Logistics System - Aviation, Enhanced [ULLS-A(E)]. The Software Engineering Center - Fort Lee (SEC-Lee), Communications and Electronics Command (CECOM), Fort Lee, Virginia, awarded the task order through GSA Region 4 off the Alliant...

MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced the results of its first Symbiotic Nodulation in a Reduced Gravity Environment (SyNRGE) experiment, which studied the effects of microgravity on host plant and bacteria cells. After a one-week analysis, the results of this experiment showed both the plants and their beneficial bacteria thrived in microgravity in their BRIC (Biological Research In a Canister) homes on the shuttle. The SyNRGE experiment, which...

MCLEAN, Va., July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced that the company has been selected as a winning contractor for the Department of Justice (DOJ) IT Support Services 4 (ITSS-4) contract. ITSS-4 is a multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total ceiling value of $1 billion and replaces ITSS III, scheduled to expire by the end of September 2011. This win represents QinetiQ North America's first contract win with DOJ,...

MCLEAN, Va., July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America announced today the award of an Expert Scientific and Analytical Support (ESAS) contract from the U.S. Air Force's Technical Applications Center (AFTAC). With options, this six-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract has a total value of $36.5 million. AFTAC is based at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida. Under this contract, QinetiQ North America will work with AFTAC's Atmosphere and Space Directorate in...

MCLEAN, Va., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- QinetiQ North America today announced the appointment of Joseph Parsley as vice president, business development of its engineering and life-cycle management business unit. In this role, Parsley will be responsible for capturing new business and growing the client and partner relationships already in place for the Huntsville-based business unit. Parsley joined the company from Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems. His 14-year career at Northrop...

MCLEAN, Va., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The IRS competed its long-time IT services-related suite of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, called TIPSS-4 ITS, which have a 10-year period of performance (one base-year and nine one-year options). These contracts are the primary procurement vehicles for technology-related services within the Internal Revenue Service and other Treasury bureaus. Thirty-three companies were selected as prime contractors on this multiple...