Raytheon to build secure data-sharing network for DISA

Raytheon Co. has won a Defense Department information assurance and network operations contract that could be worth up to $138 million.

Under the Multinational Information Sharing contract from the Defense Information Systems Agency, the company will design, install and operate a secure voice, video and data-information sharing and collaboration environment for United States and coalition forces.

Raytheon’s multinational information-sharing solution gives U.S. and coalition forces the ability to share information across a flexible and secure environment. The system connects disparate networks into a single, integrated network that enables compartmented, multilevel information sharing.

The Raytheon team will also enhance, consolidate and sustain existing multinational information-sharing networks while developing the new system.

“Using commercial off-the-shelf products, Raytheon created a system that reduces waste and redundancy and speeds access to information. Actions that once took hours or days to be completed can happen in a matter of seconds,” said Andy Zogg, vice president of Raytheon Network Centric Systems’ Command and Control Systems.

The contract guarantees Raytheon $23.2 million for the first year, with four option years to follow.

Raytheon, of Waltham, Mass., ranks No. 4 on Washington Technology’s 2008 Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors.