Leidos receives $158M Air Force contract

Reston-based Fortune 500 contractor Leidos won a follow-on contract valued up to $158 million to develop and expand the Air Force’s Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application, a government-owned software application system, the company announced Thursday. 

Kessel Run, a division within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, awarded the contract, which has a six-month base period of performance, with four one-year options and two six-month options, according to Leidos.

Known as C2IMERA, the software application system “provides Air Force personnel and installations with secure and resilient information capabilities that are integrated, interoperable and adaptable,” Mike Rickels, a senior vice president at Leidos, explained in a statement. 

The Air Force and others use C2IMERA for day-to-day operations and “across the conflict continuum to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover installations from physical hazards or threats,” according to Leidos’ statement

Under the contract, Leidos will work to expand C2IMERA to include all Air Force installations, associated forward operating locations and contingency locations for command and control and emergency management requirements. Emergency response services, local governments and host nations could be part of the system’s expanded user base, Leidos said.

In 2018, C2IMERA, which was developed at Leidos software factories, became the first externally developed program to be integrated into Kessel Run. Leidos has led development for C2IMERA and its predecessor product, Unit Command and Control since 2014, according to the company. 

“Our collaboration with the Air Force in maturing C2IMERA’s command and control capability now spans a decade,” Rickels said. “We look forward to this next step in scaling and evolving the advanced C2IMERA tool to enhance the Air Force’s operational advantage.”

Leidos provides technology, engineering and science services to defense, intelligence, civil and health market customers. It has about 47,000 employees and reported approximately $15.4 billion in 2023 revenue.