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TRI-COR Industries has been awarded a Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide IT services.

The company received a J6 Enterprise Technology Services (JETS) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. JETS has a total ceiling of $6 billion and an eight-year period of performance.

“JETS will provide for the DLA’s near-term and future demand for enterprise technology services, and is DLA’s new vehicle of choice for enterprise IT services and solutions,” according to a TRI-COR news release. “JETS Task Orders will include IT solutions, technical support, maintenance and sustainment, operations support, application development, life cycle management, and IT program management support. Work will be performed at various CONUS and OCONUS locations, based on specific task order requirements.”

“The award to TCI validates that we are on the right track in terms of continuing to evolve our enterprise IT services capabilities and competencies, such as Agile Software Engineering, DevOps, ITSM, and Cyber Security,” company CEO Elizabeth El-Natter said. “We look forward to being a very active player on the JETS vehicle, together with our teaming partners.”

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.