PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a
contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Patriot Excalibur (PEX)
software and systems engineering support. The contract is valued at
$36.5 million over three years.
The PEX software enables the integration of various functional areas of
a squadron organization, improves the ability to share information and
enhances situational awareness across operations.
PEX is based on the Agile
software development methodology, and the U.S. Air Force PEX solutions
utilize cloud computing and mobile technologies.
Under the terms of the contract, Jacobs is expected to provide expertise
to help maintain the PEX software, deliver system engineering services
and support field implementations to manage and track unit readiness of
operations for more than 1,000 flying, non-flying and intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) units. Services are to be
delivered using development processes appraised at Capability
Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)® Level 3.
In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President Aerospace and
Technology Darren Kraabel stated, “Jacobs is proud to continue our
longstanding work with the Air Force. As an Agile development
early-adopter and leader, Jacobs has earned consecutive contract awards
to support PEX for the Air Force since the program’s inception in 1998.
With this new contract, Jacobs continues to be an innovator in merging
the efficiencies of Agile development with Department of Defense
acquisition requirements and Air Force policy.”
Jacobs is one of the world's largest and most diverse providers of
technical, professional and construction services.
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are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
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forward-looking statements please refer to our 2015 Form 10-K, and in
particular the discussions contained under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk
Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and 7 - Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We do not
undertake to update any forward-looking statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.