Lockheed locks up Mint technology work

Lockheed Martin will provide IT services to the U.S. Mint under a support services contract from the Treasury Department.

Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide information technology services to the U.S. Mint under a five-year support services contract from the Treasury Department that could be worth as much as $53 million.

The company will supply a wide range of services to the Mint's chief information office, including seat management, information technology applications, data networks, communications and data center operations.

The contract also covers overall IT management operations and maintenance services.

The first task order, for transition management, has a firm-fixed price of just over $1 million. Additional applications development work may be required under separate task orders.

Lockheed Martin was the sole company selected for the contract vehicle. Its team includes Deloitte Consulting LLP of McLean, Va., and TrustedForce LLC of Washington.

Lockheed Martin of Bethesda, Md., ranks No. 1 on Washington Technology's 2007 Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors.