QinetiQ enlists for Marine Corps tech work

Under a new contract, QinetiQ will assist the Marine Corps with the design, development and implementation of its IT application, service and data systems.

QinetiQ North America will support Marine Corps information systems and infrastructure under a contract that could be worth more than $9 million.

Under the contract, QinetiQ will assist the Marine Corps with the design, development and implementation of its information technology application, service and data systems, the company said.

In addition to the technology engineering services that the company has provided to the Marine Corps for the past two years, it now will be furnishing program management, acquisition and logistics support, company officials said.

The work is being done to support the Infrastructure Product Group, Computing Platforms and Services in the Marine Corps Systems Command, QinetiQ said.

The contract was awarded under the Marine Corps Enterprise Information Technology Services program.

The company will perform the work in Stafford, Va.; Kansas City, Mo.; and Albany, Ga.

QinetiQ, based in McLean, Va., ranks No. 45 on Washington Technology's 2007 Top 100 list of the largest federal government prime contractors.