Constellation West and Harris IT Services Awarded $3M USTRANSCOM COINS Contract

Constellation West, a leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for the U.S. government and one of the fastest-growing service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, small disadvantaged businesses in the country, announced today it was awarded a $3 million software development and sustainment contract to support the U.S. Transportation Command’s Commercial Operations Integrated System program (COINS). Harris IT Services, a division of Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), is a partner with Constellation West on the contract.

“We are honored to have a new opportunity to develop this partnership with USTRANSCOM to support key missions around the world,” said Lisa Wolford, president and CEO of Constellation West. “Our team brings together a deep understanding of software development, customer requirements and the complexities of the commercial airlift marketplace. We look forward to offering innovative approaches, new capabilities and cost-effective management to help meet the unique challenges of USTRANSCOM’s global mission.”

COINS is a multiuser online information system supporting contracting, budgeting and analysis necessary for the financial management of the airlift augmentation program. Under the potential five-year contract, which includes one base year plus four option years, the Constellation West team will provide full life-cycle support, including operations, system maintenance, software updates and integration of new technologies for COINS.

The work is being performed in O’Fallon, Illinois, just outside Scott AFB, which is headquarters of USTRANSCOM and the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command.

About Constellation West

Constellation West is where extraordinary works. A leading provider of mission-critical technology solutions for the U.S. government, Constellation West is one of the fastest-growing service-disabled veteran-owned, women-owned, small disadvantaged businesses in the country. Constellation West delivers award-winning solutions in program management, cybersecurity, geospatial information systems, IT engineering, cloud computing, mobile applications and process management. Constellation West has an Operations Center in Bellevue, Nebraska, from which it supports a wide array of government customers in the defense and civilian sectors, including the U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Veterans Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Agriculture and Small Business Administration. Constellation West has been honored with a number of awards for its outstanding services, commitment to hiring veterans, and growth as a small business, including the 2014 Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Small Business Award from the National Veteran Small Business Coalition, 2012 Inc. Hire Power Award, Veteran Small Business Services Champion of the Year award from the Small Business Administration, and inclusion in the Top 100 FedList Telecommunications Network Management Contractors by the Federal Times. Constellation West is based in Fairfax, Virginia, and was founded in 1997 by Lisa Wolford, a nationally recognized business leader who started her career as a field radio operator in the Marine Corps. For more information, go to www.ConstellationWest.com.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 125 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $5 billion of annual revenue and about 14,000 employees — including 6,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at harris.com.

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