General Dynamics Wins $42M Contract

General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics

, was awarded a $41.8 million task order by the U.S. Army Medical Research Materiel Command to provide support services for vaccine, drug and medical device development programs to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity.  This task order was awarded under the TRICARE Evaluation, Analysis and Management Support (TEAMS) contract vehicle and has a term of four years and seven months.  USAMMDA is the U.S. Department of Defense's advanced medical materiel development activity for products designed to protect and preserve the lives of service members. General Dynamics will deliver a wide range of services to help the USAMMDA guide new medical technologies through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory and certification process and develop plans to bring these new products into service.  General Dynamics has partnered with Tunnell Government Services Inc., a life sciences technical services consulting leader in biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceutical product development, on this contract.  The companies will provide health, medical research, clinical trial and regulatory expertise as well as information, acquisition and program management support services.