Army Medical Facilities Contract Goes to General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. — A contract to support the U.S. Army Medical Department’s healthcare construction projects was awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of international contracting firm General Dynamics.

The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is one of five granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and includes modernization of Army medical facilities and the transition to newly constructed facilities. The projects are potentially valued at $409 million if all options are exercised.

The Army Corps of Engineers will manage the projects on behalf of the Army, including fixed hospitals, and medical centers overseen by the U.S. medical command, all dental facilities managed by the U.S. Medical Command, and all Armed Forces Veterinary Services supported by the U.S. Army Veterinary Command.

Projects performed at the U.S. Army facilities around the world will support healthcare construction for the 2010-2015 fiscal years, according to Zannie Smith, vice president of army solutions division for GDIT.

Smith says the company’s experience relocating, installing and upgrading large IT networks, furniture, medical equipment and interior design such as the Pentagon Restoration Program, will enable the company to efficiently transition, modernize and outfit other Army medical facilities.