FAIRFAX, Va., March 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), will provide strategic support for the design and development of a "Cloud-of-Clouds" IT transformation initiative at Sandia National Laboratories, a federally funded research and development center for the National Nuclear Security Administration.

General Dynamics will assist in modernizing Sandia's IT environment by developing the foundation for sustainable, cost-effective cloud computing capabilities for the lab. The company will also develop the business framework, processes, service models, technical architecture and implementation plans that will guide Sandia's staff as it deploys the new IT model.

The task order has a potential value of $1.3 million over three years. The work for the contract will be performed in Albuquerque, N.M. and Livermore, Calif.

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