L-3 announced today that its National Security Solutions (L-3 NSS) business has been awarded an integration and technical support contract for the U.S. Army’s Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (MC4) program, with a ceiling of $117 million. Under the new contract, L-3 NSS will expand its current engineering and integration efforts to include operational technical support for the tactical medical information system. The period of performance runs from January 2015 through December 2019.

The MC4 system gives medical personnel quick, accurate access to patient histories, ensuring that deployed soldiers receive appropriate medical treatment from the battlefield through recovery and beyond. The system also provides automated tools to facilitate patient tracking, blood management, medical reporting and medical logistical support.

“We have supported the Army’s MC4 program team through 15 years of immense transformation. This essential program has helped save soldiers’ lives and has ensured continuity of care for the wounded,” said Les Rose, president of L-3 NSS. “We are very pleased to expand our role, and we look forward to bringing even greater innovation to meet the program’s evolving requirements.”

MC4 is an acquisition program directly reporting to the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) in Fort Belvoir, Va. The MC4 Product Management Office is headquartered at Fort Detrick, Md.

L-3 National Security Solutions (L-3 NSS) is a prime mission partner to defense, intelligence and government agencies, as well as international and commercial organizations. Its integrated solutions combine best-of-breed technology and proven processes with in-field expertise that crosses the domains of cyber, intelligence, enterprise and mission IT, command and control, Big Data and physical security. L-3 NSS partners with customers, industry and academia to provide mission support and innovations that reduce costs and improve performance at the “speed of need.”

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 45,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aerospace systems and national security solutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of communication and electronic systems and products used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported 2014 sales of $12.1 billion.

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