Serco to continue support for US naval submarines

Serco, the international provider of critical services to governments, has won a new indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to continue supporting the US Navy’s Submarine High Data Rate (SubHDR) antenna systems. Under the single award contract vehicle, with a ceiling value of $97 million (£72 million), Serco will provide maintenance, repair and upgrade services for the SubHDR Antenna Pedestal Group, a mission critical system which enables the US naval fleet to send and receive information, such as secure wide band communications, voice and data traffic, imagery and video conferencing. Serco has supported the SubHDR programme for over 20 years, and the new contract extends this support by 10 years. Work will primarily take place at Serco’s production and repair facility in Ludlow, Massachusetts, with support services also taking place in Newport, Rhode Island.

Groundbreaking unmanned surface vessel built by Serco sets sail

Serco announced that the USX-1 Defiant, its groundbreaking prototype vessel for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) programme, was launched by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The ceremony took place at Everett Ship Repair in Everett, Washington, signalling a pivotal moment in Serco’s future of naval architecture and autonomous operations. The USX-1 Defiant represents a radical departure from traditional ship design, conceived from the keel up with no provision or expectation for human crew. This “clean-sheet” approach aims to deliver unprecedented advantages in size, cost, at-sea reliability, hydrodynamic efficiency, and survivability, ultimately enabling a new class of highly capable and cost effective unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

Serco wins C4I installation services contract

Serco announced that the Navy's SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) has awarded Serco a new contract to deliver a full range of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) installation services onboard the USS Harry S. Truman.  The ten month contract is valued at $18.9 million. The award was issued as a task order under the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) Global Installation Contract. Serco will provide installation support services of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) system, which combines numerous shipboard networks into one consolidated network system.  The Company will also deliver satellite communications and supporting C4ISR system upgrades. 

Serco wins $38 M radar upgrade contract

Serco has been awarded a new $38 million contract to upgrade the High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Protection of Ballistic Missile Early Warnings Systems supporting the US Air Force at Thule Air Base in Greenland.  This 5 year contract was competitively bid and awarded under the US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville's Resilient Power and Mechanical Systems Basic Ordering Agreement. Serco will enhance and modernise the radar's HEMP protection via a design-build-install-test approach supporting US Air Force Space Command and the US Strategic Command. 

Serco awarded Navy hazardous materials operations contract

Serco says that the Company has been awarded a hazardous materials (Hazmat) inventory management contract with the US Navy’s Fleet Logistics Center San Diego. Under this contract Serco will provide expert personnel for the procurement of Hazmat materials in order to buy, track, stock and provide items on request across the Navy’s Southwest Region. The five-year contract has a one year base period and four one year option periods, valued at $47 million, if all options are exercised. Serco will work with the US Navy to standardise Hazmat management by integrating the Company’s proven forecasting management model. Serco will also seek to identify viable substitutes to Hazmat materials and ensure stock levels meet the US Navy’s needs along with the required Military Specification, Federal Specification and Commercial Item Description requirements.