WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Leidos won a contract Dec. 29 to deliver the next iteration of the Army’s Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System, unseating Raytheon as the long-time incumbent on the program.
Raytheon first entered into an agreement with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in 1981 to develop AFATDS and received its first contract in 1984. AFATDS was approved for fielding in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Army\u2019s statement, AFATDS has supported operations in Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AFATDS is 100 percent fielded with more than 4,000 systems. The newest version is expected to be fielded in fiscal year 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raytheon said it couldn\u2019t provide specifics on award values over the course of the program, but sources say it was a lucrative endeavor for the company. Raytheon successfully fielded 13 versions since 1984.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The company would not disclose if it planned to file a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), but, a spokesman told Defense News on Wednesday, “Our proposed AFATDS solution leverages our extensive experience and proven performance across a broad spectrum of Command and Control programs. We plan to attend the post-award debrief and welcome the US Army\u2019s feedback.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Army would not respond to follow-up questions regarding competition details, following the release of its statement, other competitors included General Dynamics Mission Systems and Northrop Grumman, Defense News has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GD\u2019s response Wednesday was similar to Raytheon\u2019s. A company spokesman said GD was “disappointed” by the decision on the AFATDS competition and also “look[s] forward to receiving a debrief later this week from the Army.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service said in its statement, by choosing Leidos it “used a best value, trade-off source selection via a full and open competitive strategy. Based on the market research results, the government pursued a full and open competition to implement the most innovative industry approach possible to address AFATDS 7.0 requirements while reducing risk and continuing to implement new capabilities.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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