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ITT
Awarded DoD Spectrum Engineering Contract Valued at Up to $545
Million
White
Plains, NY - November 1, 2006 -
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) today
announced it will provide comprehensive spectrum engineering support
to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Joint Spectrum
Center (JSC) on the Electromagnetic Spectrum Engineering Services
Contract. Under the contract, ITT will provide engineering systems
support, technical analysis, test support, and long-term strategic
planning as JSC meets national security and military objectives
related to the use of electromagnetic spectrum. The contract has a
three-year base value of $147 million and if all options on the
contract are exercised, a potential total value of $545 million.
"ITT is very pleased to be selected for this important program. We
are ready to apply our broad range of engineering and management
experience to provide DISA with comprehensive support to assist JSC
in the transformation of spectrum management for the DoD," said
Ralph Meoni, president of ITT Advanced Engineering & Sciences. "JSC
is the DoD center of excellence for electromagnetic spectrum
matters, and we are proud to be part of their team in ensuring that
the effective and efficient use of that critical resource is
sustained now and in the future."
ITT will work closely with DISA and other government agencies on
frequency selection, management and analysis. ITT will perform
analyses on radio frequency interference, frequency sharing, power
spectral densities, and geographical distribution of interference.
ITT will also provide feedback on technology risk assessment,
visibility, and network coverage.
The ITT team on the Joint Spectrum Center contract includes: IBM; EG&G
Technical Services, a Division of URS; Comsearch, an Andrew
Corporation company; and Microsoft Corp., together with small
businesses ANDRO Computational Solutions; Digital Management, Inc;
Freedom Technologies, Inc. and MicroLink, LLC, a partner of
Microsoft Corp.
ITT, a leader in homeland defense, information technology and
telecommunication solutions, provides leading-edge technology
services and products to government, industrial, and commercial
customers. For more than 25 years, ITT has provided a full range of
RF-communications support to federal government agencies, including
requirements assessment, architectural studies, technology studies,
conceptual designs, specification development and procurement
support.
About ITT Corporation
ITT
Corporation (www.itt.com) supplies advanced technology products and
services in several growth markets. ITT is a global leader in the
transport, treatment and control of water, wastewater and other
fluids. The company plays a vital role in international security
through its defense communications and electronics products; space
surveillance and intelligence systems; and advanced engineering and
related services. It also serves the growing leisure marine and
electronic components markets with a wide range of products.
Headquartered in White Plains, NY, the company generated $7.0
billion in 2005 sales. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange,
ITT Corporation stock is traded on the NYSE Arca, Paris, London and
Frankfurt exchanges.
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Contact:
Natasha Haubold
703-790-6332
Natasha.Haubold@itt.com
Or
Tom Glover
914-319-3451
Tom.Glover@itt.com
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