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November 29, 2012

SCRA Wins New Contract from US Coast Guard for Interagency Operations Centers

By Jyothi Shanbhag, TMCnet Contributor

SCRA, an applied research corporation delivering technology solutions with high returns on investment to federal and corporate clients, recently bagged a three-year, $3-million blanket purchase agreement with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to support the WatchKeeper program.


SCRA will be involved in system lifecycle operations, and the sustainment of and enhancements to the existing system and maintenance tasks for the Interagency Operations Center “WatchKeeper System.”

SCRA has played a key role in the WatchKeeper program by participating in performed planning, management, analysis, software development, testing, integration support, training support and documentation development in support of this USCG mission.

“The U.S. Coast Guard has committed to delivering and supporting state-of-the-art market platforms and systems that are affordable, efficient and mission-capable,” said SCRA Applied R&D president, Chris Van Metre. “SCRA Applied R&D offers domain expertise and capabilities that support these efforts to improve our ports and security. The continued confidence the USCG has placed in SCRA Applied R&D is a credit to the team and the excellent value our associates have delivered.”

The program is a main module of the USCG’s Interagency Operations Center/Command 21 project, offering a set of software applications that assist users in making informed command and control decisions.

“SCRA programs have an extensive track record of developing and applying technology solutions for real world results,” said SCRA CEO, Bill Mahoney. “We are delighted to continue providing solutions to the US Coast Guard and we look forward to supporting and enhancing other Interagency Operations.”

SCRA is an applied research corporation with over 30 years of experience, helping early-stage companies to commercialize innovations and create jobs and its Applied R&D sector manages over 100 national and international programs worth over $2 billion in contract value.

Its R&D Facilities sector builds and manages research facilities that include wet labs, secure rooms for sensitive work and advanced high-tech manufacturing shops.

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Edited by Braden Becker


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