Harris keeps its bite on Army dental IT contract

Harris Corp. will continue to operate, maintain and sustain the Army's dental systems at Army Dental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and worldwide under a one-year, $4.3 million recompete IT services contract.

Harris Corp. will continue providing IT services to the Army Dental Command under a one-year, $4.3 million recompete IT services contract.

The award calls for Harris to operate, maintain and sustain the Army's dental systems at Army Dental Command at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and at its dental clinics around the world, according to an Aug. 4 company statement.

The systems include the Corporate Dental Application and database, the Digital Enterprise Viewing and Acquisition Application and database, the Army Dental Command (DENCOM) Web page, the digital Web portal for disaster recovery, and an asset management solution.

Harris also will help develop dental enterprise digital radiography programs and global support to DENCOM customers' dental clinics as needed.

The latest contract is a recompete of the $12 million contract Harris won in 2008 and was awarded under the Network-Centric Solutions contract vehicle.

Harris Corp., of Melbourne, Fla., ranks No. 13 on Washington Technology’s 2011 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.