KBR, Inc. Receives $127 Million Contract to Advance Transportation Innovation for the Public Good
October 18, 2021 at 03:30 pm IST
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KBR, Inc. has been awarded a $126.7 million recompete by the U.S.Department of Transportation (DOT) Volpe National Transportation Systems Center for Mission Information Technology Support (MITS) Services in Cambridge, Massachusetts to modernize technical, logistical, and safety-related transportation systems. This award builds on KBR's 11 years of work at the Volpe Center to advance transportation innovation for the public good. Under the terms of the hybrid cost-plus, time-and-materials contract, KBR will deliver technical support to the Volpe Center, which provides solutions to meet 21st century challenges, such as modernization efforts in physical safety, cybersecurity, environmental impacts, and traffic management. This work is expected to be performed over four years with KBR providing mission-critical information technology, software and systems engineering for all modes of transportation for several government entities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Highway Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Defense, and Department of Interior. Projects will focus on safety management and human factors; air traffic management and operations; infrastructure systems and technology; and transportation environmental impact assessments. KBR will utilize its unique capabilities in cloud services, modern web frameworks, modeling and simulation techniques, agile and DevSecOps development, big data, analytics, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning to carry out this work.
KBR, Inc. is engaged in delivering science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. The Company's Government Solutions segment provides full life-cycle support solutions to defense, intelligence, space, aviation and other programs and missions for military and other government agencies primarily in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. The Companyâs Sustainable Technology Solutions segment is anchored by its portfolio of over 80 proprietary, sustainability-focused process technologies that accelerate and enable energy transition across the industrial base in four primary verticals: ammonia/syngas, chemical/petrochemicals, clean refining and circular process/circular economy solutions. The segment also provides highly synergistic services, including advisory and consulting. The Company provides services to a diverse customer base, including domestic and foreign governments and commercial and industrial companies.