Amentum has won a $247.6 million contract from the Defense Department’s Air Combat Command Acquisition Management and Integration Center, Counternarcotics and Global Threats Division.
The company will use artificial intelligence- and machine learning-enabled tools and advanced analytics to help DOD and partner agencies disrupt financial systems and networks that threaten U.S. interests.
“Our team’s expertise and innovative solutions will play a pivotal role in identifying and disrupting the unlawful financial networks of America’s adversaries, ultimately enhancing the safety and security of our nation and its allies,” said Mark Walter, president of Amentum Engineering & Technology Group.
Under the contract, Amentum will support counter-transnational organized crime, counter-drug and counterterrorism missions. Directed by the deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and stabilization policy, Amentum will help U.S. agencies disrupt and degrade illegal financial networks that fund criminal and terrorist groups. A key focus will be dismantling the illicit supply chain for synthetic opioids and related money laundering.
The company said this win highlights DOD’s continued trust in Amentum’s longstanding expertise in using the most suitable advanced tools and techniques to solve issues of national significance.
The contract spans 96 months, with an additional 4-month transition period, and is part of the CN> Multi-Award IDIQ, Operations and Logistics Pool.