OPNET Awarded $5M U.S. Air Force Network-Centric Solutions Contract from NCI Information Systems, Inc.
BETHESDA, MD – July 19, 2007 – OPNET Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPNT - News), a leading provider of management software for networks and applications, today announced that it has been awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Snap-Shot Network Assessment and Capability Analysis (SS-NACA) project by NCI Information Systems, Inc. under their Network-Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) prime contract.
OPNET has received a $5M contract award to perform the SS-NACA project at twenty seven (27) Air Force bases over the next three years.
The purpose of the SS-NACA project is to perform a network and application performance assessment using OPNET commercial-off-the-shelf software and best practice methodologies, allowing the Air Force to quantify the return on investment of the Information Transport System (ITS) upgrade program. The SS-NACA project will measure and document the benefits of an Air Force base ITS upgrade (both planned and realized) for warfighter and mission support personnel. These personnel rely on network-centric technologies and applications to accomplish critical operations support functions on a daily basis.
OPNET’s CEO, Marc Cohen, stated “OPNET is very pleased to have been awarded the SS-NACA project following a competitive procurement process. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with NCI Information Systems, Inc. to deliver Network-Centric IT solutions to the U.S. Air Force and the entire DoD. This project will provide OPNET with broad exposure to the Air Force’s operational environment, creating an opportunity to deploy our analytics-based solutions to rapidly resolve performance problems and proactively prevent problems from occurring. The SS-NACA project is expected to make an important contribution to the success of the ITS upgrade program at Air Force bases around the world, providing quantifiable benefits and improved network and application performance to our warfighters.”
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