WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The task order, the release noted, calls for helping JIDA support the US military in preparing for and adapting to battlefield surprises during counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency missions, including anti-IED efforts.
“Zel Technologies Inc. (Zel Tech), Hampton, Virginia, has been awarded a $165,272,923 [contract]… to provide the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency (JIDA) with expertise in research, experimental development, and rapid acquisition; [and] development and fielding of counter-threat technologies,” the release stated on Friday.
Work will predominantly be performed in Virginia and around Washington, DC, but contractor personnel will also be embedded as needed with globally-deployed US armed forces, the release explained.
