Saturday, September 26, 2009

DTN News: Capgemini Competing For Scorpion Architect Contract

DTN News: Capgemini Competing For Scorpion Architect Contract *Source: DTN News / Defense Media (NSI News Source Info) PARIS, France - September 26, 2009: Consulting firm Capgemini is a contender for the architect's contract in the French Army's Scorpion 10 billion euro ($15 billion) modernization program, defense executives said. (Image: The Rotem KW1 Scorpion armored personnel carrier is fully amphibious). EADS, meanwhile, has enlisted U.S. consulting company SAIC as a subcontractor in its bid for the architect's job. SAIC worked with Boeing on the Future Combat Systems before the U.S. Army canceled portions of the complex program. The tender for architect has attracted a great deal of industry attention and information systems specialist Capgemini works on a number of important contracts for the Defense Ministry, an executive said. Nexter and Thales have made a joint bid to be architect, Safran's Sagem has partnered with Boeing, while the CS consultancy has teamed with Ineo, a division of energy group GDF Suez. Scorpion is intended to deliver a coherent system of systems comprising command-and-control networks and new armored vehicles. Industry has now received the Scorpion tender terms and conditions from the Délégation Générale pour l'Armement procurement office and have until the end of October to reply. A selection is expected around March. The bidders are free to reform their industrial teams in the light of the terms and conditions."

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