Peraton lands $2.8B IT defense contract

Reston-based technology contractor Peraton received a $2.8 billion Special Operations Forces IT Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance task order, the contractor announced Wednesday.

The task order is to provide IT platform and network services to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), including its component commands, its theater special operations commands, deployed forces, CIO/J6 and end users.

The contractor will provide operations and management services to maintain network operations, maintain systems and network infrastructure, provide end user and common device support and provide configuration, change, license and asset management. The services will be provided over eight years.

“We are honored to enable this critical national security program with Peraton’s extensive cyber and IT capabilities,” Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, said in a statement. “The team is already leaning forward to execute this work to help the Special Operations Forces’ IT enterprise mitigate threats, provide a continuum of support and enhance our nation’s competitive advantage against adversaries.”

To support the contract, Peraton will hire in the areas of cybersecurity, system administration, information technology optimization and automation and managed network services.

Peraton, which is owned by New York private equity firm Veritas Capital, has about 20,000 employees and 150 offices worldwide