Engility awarded $248 million dollar contract to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s research and development directorate

Engility Holdings, Inc. of Chantilly, VA announced on April 21 that it has been awarded a $248 million contract to provide complex technical consulting and systems engineering and technical assistance supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) mission to counter weapons of mass destruction.

Specifically, Engility’s team of skilled professionals will work with DTRA’s Research and Development Directorate in the DOD’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Combat Support Agency.

Engility received the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, which includes one base year and four additional one-year options, in the second quarter of 2016. This recompete work confirms we are delivering the essential services that meet the dynamic needs of this customer.

“This award continues a nearly 50-year partnership between Engility and DTRA to provide high-end Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive (CBRNE) technical and acquisition program support,” said Engility CEO Lynn Dugle. “DTRA performs indispensable work that safeguards the American people and we are proud to partner with them on this critical mission.”

Source: Engility