Oct. 1, 2009 -
PRLog -- Los Angeles, California– LinQuest Corporation is proud to announce that the Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Space Development and Test Wing (SDTW) has awarded the Space Test and Engineering Contract 2009 (STEC09) to the LinQuest Team. STEC09 provides technical services preparing for and operating research and development spacecraft for a variety of SDTW customers. STEC09 is a single award task order contract award with a ceiling of $81M and a period of performance through 2014, including all option periods. LinQuest brought together a team of companies with substantial experience and qualifications in mission readiness and on-orbit operations, including Boecore, CapRock Communications, Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc., Orbital Sciences Corporation, and Serco North America.
“LinQuest is honored to have been selected to perform this very important and dynamic mission in support of SDTW,” said Dr. Leon Biederman, LinQuest Corporation’
s President and CEO. “The one-of-a-kind nature and wide range of capabilities of these R&D satellites create unique mission risks. We take these challenges seriously and have assembled a team and execution approach specifically aimed at increasing efficiency while mitigating mission risks. We are excited about the opportunity to partner with SDTW and their customers in the test and operation of a wide variety of unique spacecraft.”
About LinQuest Corporation
LinQuest Corporation is a Los Angeles based employee-owned small business focused on the engineering development, integration, deployment, and operation of state of the art command and control and information systems that deliver critical network centric solutions to the warfighter. LinQuest delivers exceptional performance through its in-depth domain expertise and unwavering commitment to its customers’ mission success. LinQuest’
s expertise spans communications and networking; position, navigation and timing, launch, and ISR domains.
