Aircraft Survivability Equipment
TSC received additional funding of $2.8M in January 2011 for the second year of a five year contract to provide test support services for the Army’s Aircraft Survivability Equipment Project Management Office. TSC supports Common Missile Warning System and Advanced Threat Infra-red Counter Measures and classified system contractor and government flight, missile and tower test events, ranging from component and software-level tests to full system, integrated platform tests. Our responsibilities include test instrument storage, calibration, characterization, maintenance, transportation, programming, set-up, operation, and analysis of data.
2/10/2012
NSWC Crane Engineering Services
TSC received incremental funding of $181K to continue providing engineering services to NSWC Crane Microwave Division under our Seaport-e contract.
2/10/2012
Affordable Radio Frequency Exciter Prototype
TSC received a task order for $146K to develop an affordable exciter prototype for the Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center. Our objective is to develop an exciter architecture that is scalable over a wide frequency range and provides performance capabilities that would be sufficient for many sensor and communication link requirements. This effort will support RF techniques and architectures that provide lower cost solutions for RF frequency synthesis.
2/10/2012
Production Orders
TSC’s subsidiary, PIVC, received several production orders over the last month totaling ~$1M:
1/18/2012
Coherent Signal Processor Radar Refresh
Under an order worth $470K, PIVC will provide 11 COSIP Arbitrary Waveform Generator (AWG) Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA), and 36 Unit Receiver assemblies in support of the Interstate Electronics Corporation (L-3) Radar Refresh contract. The AWG’s Unit Receivers were designed by TSC in Alabama, and are an excellent example of our combined and comprehensive capabilities to provide vertically designed, manufactured and tested components ready for customer integration in to a finished Radar system. PIVC will procure all raw materials, provide machining of the intricate housings, assemble, inspect and provide test support for the CCA’s and assemblies.
Sentinel Transmitter Control Units
A new, follow-on order was received by PIVC from Thales Raytheon Systems Battlefield Radar Division in Fullerton, CA worth $390K for 27 Transmitter Control Units (TCU) and 38 Power Amplifier Module Interface Cards for the Improved Sentinel Radar (AN/MPQ-64A3). The TCU's, which were designed by TSC, are a part of the U.S. Army's acquisition and fielding of the Sentinel radars in combat units.
Portable Antenna Automatic Inflation Units
A $110K Purchase Order from GATR Technologies was awarded to PIVC to supply 25 Automatic Inflation Units (AIU). Additionally, PIVC was awarded a $15K PO to assemble 44 “Gen II” Manual Inflation Units. PIVC is also working to provide upgrades to over 100 units including LED’s, battery circuit enhancements, and software programming. PIVC had previously manufactured 150 Manual Inflation units.
GATR Technologies is a Huntsville, AL based corporation specializing in supplying deployable Satellite Communication solutions, mainly inflatable antenna systems, for the Department of Defense, diplomatic and intelligence agencies and foreign military entities. With the successful negotiation and award of this order, PIVC will now procure all components, assemble, and test the AIUs. This is an important step in PIVC's evolution as a supplier for GATR Technologies.
Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV)
Under a $75K order for the Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) program, PIVC will procure, assemble, test and ship 50 A/D Circuit Card Assemblies; and will develop a test station to support the Acceptance Test Plan.
Technology Service Corporation Acquires Praxis, Inc.
Deal strengthens TSC’s Space Systems Engineering and Procurement Support
Technology Service Corporation, an employee-owned high technology company based in Silver Spring, Maryland, has acquired Praxis, Inc. in an all-cash transaction.
Praxis specializes in System Engineering, Space Systems and Technology, and Technology Management and Acquisition. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, Praxis was founded in 1987 by Jack Chapman to support the Naval Research Laboratory. Jane Schaub will remain as Praxis’s President, reporting to David Schubert, TSC Vice President, Washington Operations. Praxis will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of TSC.
With this acquisition, combined TSC annual revenue is projected to exceed $115 million. TSC CEO, Bob Graziano, stated that the addition of Praxis “will broaden TSC’s footprint in the Capital region and add expertise in Space Systems Engineering, Technology, and Procurement Support. Praxis also substantially broadens the classified component of TSC’s business.”
TSC is a 100% employee owned company engaged in advanced technology development and engineering services for major ISR programs. TSC headquarters are located in Silver Spring, Maryland with additional Operations in Fairfax, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; Bloomington, Indiana; Trumbull, Connecticut; and Los Angeles, California. Additional information is available at www.tsc.com
Silver Spring, MD 12/08/2011