Amentum Inks Deal to Buy PAE Inc.
PAE Inc. has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Amentum Holdings LLC in an all-cash deal valued at $1.9 billion. “The acquisition of PAE complements Amentum’s growth into intelligence and technology services, deepens its relationship with key agencies such as the Department of State, NASA and the Intelligence Community, and meaningfully adds to
Amentum Snags $1.3B CBP Contract
Amentum, under its legacy company DynCorp International, has been awarded a contract by Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations to provide national aviation maintenance and logistics services. The contract is estimated at over $1.3 billion and has a base year plus nine option years and a 3-month extension option. It is defined as
Amentum Snags Spot on $121M Naval Worldwide Expeditionary Contract
Amentum has won a spot on a $121 million multiple award contract to provide worldwide expeditionary supplies and services in support of humanitarian and disaster relief, military exercises and contingencies. The U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center in Yokosuka, Japan, is the contracting activity. Work will be performed in multiple geographic locations. “We
Amentum Snags Army Contract to Develop Live Training System Prototype
Amentum has won an agreement to develop a prototype of its Synthetic Training Environment Live Training System Force-on-Force solution by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation using the Training and Readiness Accelerator consortium. Under the Other Transaction Authority, Amentum will implement new sensor-based technologies directly on the weapon and create
Amentum Wins Spot on Multiple GSA ASTRO Pools
The General Services Administration has selected Amentum and its legacy companies for nine pools on the ASTRO multiagency, multiple-award contract. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is a family of separate multiple-award pools under the master contract umbrella. Amentum has won a spot on nine of the ASTRO pools, including data operations, mission operations, aviation,
Amentum Lands $90M Contract to Support Maritime Electronic Warfare
Amentum has been awarded a $90 million contract to support the Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems Above Water Sensors and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division with systems engineering services. “Amentum has been a long-term strategic partner to the U.S. Navy, and we’re pleased to have this opportunity to provide research and development
WATCH: C-Suite Analytics’ Dick Finnegan on Cutting Employee Turnover in GovCon
WashingtonExec’s Amanda Ziadeh is joined by Dick Finnegan, who is known as “the turnover expert” and is CEO of C-Suite Analytics, to discuss the company’s methods, science and solution to cutting turnover rates in organizations. Finnegan tells us just what “the turnover expert” means, how C-Suite Analytics’ retention solution works, and about his work with Amentum
Amentum Wins $950M Air Force Contract
Amentum has won a contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide infrastructure, supporting tools and services for its threat radar systems and combat training ranges. The multiple-award contract, referred to as the Range IDIQ Support Effort, has a maximum value of $950 million over 5 years. “Amentum is pleased to be
2021 Chief Officer Award Winner: Private Company CFO Jake Kennedy, Amentum
Jake Kennedy, chief financial officer at Amentum, has won WashingtonExec’s 2021 Chief Officer Award for Private Company CFO. In its second year, the Chief Officer Awards luncheon was held May 27 as a virtual live-streamed program to recognize C-suite executives in both industry and government for their innovation, expertise, impact and thought leadership. Prior to
Amentum’s Jeff Kerridge Named to Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has tapped Amentum executive Jeff Kerridge to serve on the Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee. CINTAC is composed of private sector representatives from the nuclear industry. It works to provide for greater U.S. government and industry coordination on international civil nuclear energy issues and on international and commercial strategic objectives. CINTAC
Top 15 General Counsels to Watch in 2021: Amentum’s Stuart Young
In 2019, Stuart Young helped form Amentum as a standalone company after it spun off from AECOM. In 2020, the company acquired DynCorp International. Young said he is proud of the standalone legal department he helped stand up over the last 2 years to integrate team members with a longstanding history. “Not only do we
Chief Officer Award Finalist Jake Kennedy: ‘One Needs To Believe And Trust In Themselves’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced April 15, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually May 27. Next is Chief Financial Officer Award finalist Jake Kennedy, who’s CFO at Amentum. Here, he talks professional achievements, shaping the next generation of leaders, learning from failures and more.
Chief Officer Award Finalist Stuart Young: ‘Communication, Communication, Communication!’
The finalists for WashingtonExec’s Chief Officer Awards were announced April 15, and we’ll be highlighting some of them until the event takes place virtually May 27. Next is Chief Legal Counsel finalist Stuart Young, who’s general counsel at Amentum. Here, he talks professional achievements and risks, proud career moments and turning points, overcoming career struggles
Amentum Lands $57M Navy Task Order
Global technical and engineering services firm Amentum has been awarded a $57 million task order under the Contract Field Teams contract to provide maintenance and sustainment services for the Commander, Electronic Attack WING U.S. Pacific Fleet at VAQ-129 Whidbey Island, Washington This task order consists of a base year and two 1-year options. The company looks
Top 10 CFOs to Watch in 2021: Amentum’s Jake Kennedy
2020 was a productive year for Amentum’s finance organization. Effective last Jan. 31, Amentum essentially became a new company. The finance organization had to establish new functions to support the business, to ensure the proper financial capitalization of the business was in place, and that the finance organization provided the necessary resources to serve its
Amentum Wins $43M Naval Air Systems Command Task Order
Amentum has been awarded a $43 million task order to support the Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, Aerial Targets Program Office and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. Jill Bruning, president of Amentum’s intelligence, systems engineering, security, services and solutions strategic business unit, said the company is excited to provide systems
DynCorp Wins Naval Aviation Contract
DynCorp International has been awarded a $32.5 million contract to provide organizational, maintenance and logistics services at the Navy’s training center in Fallon, Nevada. The firm-fixed price, cost reimbursable indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division began Feb. 1 with work expected to be finished in September. “We’ve held
DynCorp Lands Army Contracting Command UH-60 Support Task Order
DynCorp International has won an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity Army contract worth up to $554.1 million over up to six years to provide critical equipment, material and services. The task order comes through the Army Contracting Command, at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, to provide UH-60 Contractor Logistics Support under Worldwide Logistics Support Services. DynCorp’s
Amentum, Kūpono’s Joint Venture Wins $854M Contract
A joint venture between Amentum and Kūpono will carry out range and base operations for the U.S. Navy under a single-award, hybrid contract. Koa Lani JV LLC, the new joint venture, will provide range and base operations support services at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the islands of Kauai and Oahu in Hawaii. The
Top 25 Execs to Watch in 2021: Amentum’s John Vollmer
When 2020 began, John Vollmer knew it was going to be a year of transformational change. AECOM Management Services was getting ready to launch as a newly independent company, Amentum. Within weeks, it was clear the change was going to be more radical than he ever imagined. By mid-March, many of Amentum’s 20,000 employees began
Amentum Wins $88M Contract for Maritime Electro-optic Infrared Systems
Global technical and engineering services firm Amentum has been awarded an $88 million contract to conduct Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, or RDT&E, and other research and development-related analytical services supporting the Electro-Optic Technology Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division. Amentum received this contract under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s multiple-award contract
Top 10 Contracting Execs to Watch in 2020: Amentum’s Faith Magné
In 2020, Faith Magné had to significantly shift focus from the objectives she had identified in 2019 because of COVID-19, as well as other events like the launch of Amentum as an independent company and the acquisition of DynCorp. “With all these changes, the contracts team worked to manage additional requirements as well as providing
DynCorp Wins Seat on $835M Air Force Contract
DynCorp International has been awarded a seat on the U.S. Air Force Rotary Wing Maintenance Consolidation Contract indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The multiple-award contract has a total potential value of $835 million. The Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, is the contracting activity. “We are excited to expand our services
Amentum Selected for $95M TRSS IDIQ
A contractor to U.S. federal and allied governments, Amentum announced it has been selected for a new multi-award, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. The Tenant Renovation for Secure Spaces, or TRSS, contract vehicle has a maximum value of $95 million over seven years. Under the contract vehicle, Amentum will compete for firm, fixed-price task orders to
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