September 17, 2007 – Chantilly, VA – AMERICAN SYSTEMS, an employee-owned government IT solutions provider, today announced that the Naval Air Warfare Center, Training Systems Division has awarded a $25 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to the Data Management Services Joint Venture (DMSJV), a partnership between AMERICAN SYSTEMS and Data Management Services, Inc of Silver Spring.

“AMERICAN SYSTEMS is proud to support the Naval Personnel Development Command (NPDC) and its affiliated organizations in their efforts to ensure that naval personnel are knowledgeable, trained and well-equipped,” said AMERICAN SYSTEMS president and CEO William C. Hoover. “As fleet readiness is absolutely critical to national security, AMERICAN SYSTEMS and our partner Data Management Services are committed to delivering exceptional instructional services available today.”

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is partnering with Data Management Services to deliver services under the contract, which began 1 February 2007. Responsibilities and deliverables are divided equitably between the companies through a series of individual task orders through August 2011.  

Under the terms of the contract, the joint venture partners, AMERICAN SYSTEMS and Data Management Services will provide the NPDC with professional, instructional, administrative and technical support services at major Fleet Concentration Areas (FCA) worldwide. These services will bolster fleet readiness by helping Navy personnel meet specific performance and course completion standards as determined by the training officers of the different FCA regions.