NCI wins Army network deal

NCI Information Systems Inc., Reston, Va., has won a five-year deal from the Army to do network installation and support, the company said. The award is worth $7 million if all options are exercised.

NCI will work with Multimax Inc. of Largo, Md., to help build a local area network for the Army Communications-Electronics Command's Logistics and Readiness Center at Fort Monmouth, N.J. The two companies will also support all associated networking programs and the installed infrastructure of computer hardware and software.

NCI officials said the company will also help the center with its overall IT management program.

Privately held NCI employs more than 1,400 people in 60 locations worldwide. The company has annual sales of $138 million, according to Hoover's Online of Austin, Texas.