Serco awarded $82m task order with US Air Force

Serco Group has been awarded a new task order by the US Air Force to manage, configure, deploy, sustain, and enhance ‘NexGen IT’ solutions for US Air Force Civil Engineering.

The FTSE 250 outsourcing giant said the task order had a one-year base period, with four option years and a six-month extension of service option, and a total value - if all options are exercised - of $82m (£63m).

It said the task order was awarded under the GSA Alliant 2 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.

The US Air Force supported around 170 installations worldwide, accounting for over 700 million square feet of facilities, more than 500 miles of runways, and some 10 million acres of land managed by approximately 66,000 civil engineers.

Serco said the force’s NexGen IT programme supported the Air Force Civil Engineering community in its work to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

As part of that programme, the US Air Force deployed ‘TRIRIGA’ - an integrated workplace management system owned by IBM - and had begun the process to upgrade all their installations to TRIRIGA by 2023.

The system would provide reliable, real-time information and analytics, which was needed to prioritise projects, validate funding, and support the entire asset management lifecycle.

Serco said it would perform the majority of the work at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

“The award builds on Serco's extensive experience using TRIRIGA to deliver workforce and asset lifecycle management solutions to numerous US Federal Government and other customers,” said Serco group chief executive officer Rupert Soames.

“We look forward to supporting the US Air Force in delivering capabilities and systems which are critical to their mission.”