Advanced Technology International (ATI) is a consortium management firm with a distinguished track record in government contracting for the Department of Defense. The company’s expertise is deeply rooted in innovative research, development, and collaboration management in current and emerging technologies across diverse focus areas.
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Top Government Contracts Won by Advanced Technology International
Here’s a list of the top government contracts won by Advanced Technology International.
1. SMC Secured a Contract with ATI to Manage Space Enterprise Consortium and Prototyping Space-Related Technologies
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- Contracting activity: The Space and Missile Systems Center
- Contract type: Other transactions agreement
- Value: $500 million
- Contract date: November 2, 2017
The Space and Missile Systems Center contracted Advanced Technology International to manage the Space Enterprise Consortium of government customers within the Department of Defense. The scope of work encompassed prototyping space-related technologies, such as ground, launch, and space segments, software solutions, and other processes.
ATI’s initial contract was awarded on November 2, 2017, worth $100 million. A modification to this contract was granted less than a year later, on September 11, 2018, worth $400 million, bringing the cumulative face value to $500 million. Work for both contracts commenced in Summerville, South Carolina, through the completion on November 1, 2022, and November 1, 2023, respectively.
The modification to the initial contract was finalized to minimize entry barriers, foster integrated research, and improve prototyping efficiencies while reducing development costs. In addition, it allowed small and non-traditional vendors to collaborate, identify, and realize teaming opportunities with the Space and Missile Systems Center and other government agencies.
2. ACC Tasked ATI to Help Pharmaceutical Companies in the Research and Development of COVID-19 Antibodies
- Contracting activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command
- Contract type: Modification to contract
- Value: $450.4 million
- Contract date: July 6, 2020
Advanced Technology International was tasked to aid in the research and development of large-scale manufacturing of antibodies to combat the spread of COVID-19. Under the $420.4 million contract modification, the company was set to collaborate with various pharmaceutical giants, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Health and Human Services.
A month prior, on August 5, 2020, an earlier contract was awarded to Janssen Pharmaceuticals for the manufacturing and delivering more than 100 million doses of Ad26.COV2.S vaccine. The pharmaceutical company received milestone payments on a firm-fixed-price basis and was covered by the scope and liability of the PREP Act.
Work performance commenced in Summerville, South Carolina, and Tarrytown, New York, with the funding coming from the fiscal 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation of the Army funds. The United States Army Contracting Command served as the contracting activity through completion by June 30, 2021.
3. NAVWAR Extended the Period of Performance for Information Warfare Research Project
- Contracting activity: Naval Information Warfare Systems Command
- Contract type: Period of Performance extension for expenditure-based other transaction agreement
- Value: $500 million
- Contract date: August 17, 2020
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command’s Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP) was approved for a period of performance (PoP) extension by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition James Geurts. As the lead contractor for the project, Advanced Technology International was awarded $400 million to continue operations for another two years.
On June 26, 2018, ATI started work for NAVWAR, then known as the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic, IWRP’s prototype development and Navy acquisition process simplification. The contract was initially set for a $100 million three-year contract. This has increased the cumulative amount to $500 million and extended the duration to five years.
NAWAR’s IWRP used a consortium-based approach for its user base, including NAVWAR, Naval Information Warfare Center, Naval Sea Systems Command, Program Executive Office, Marine Corps Systems Command, and Office of Naval Research.
4. ACC Awarded an Agreement for Various Improvements and Developments Related to Precision Strike Missile
- Contracting activity: U.S. Army Contracting Command
- Contract type: Other transaction authority agreement
- Value: $180.8 million
- Contract date: June 12, 2020
Advanced International Technology secured a $180.8 OTA agreement for enhancing technology maturation and risk reduction for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). PrSM was developed as a surface-to-surface precision-strike guided missile for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, possibly doubling the flying capacities of the U.S. Army to more than 1,000 km over the waters of the Indo-Pacific Region.
Work for the contract occurred in Grand Prairie, Texas, and Summerville, South Carolina, through completion on November 20, 2021. The Army Contracting Command finalized the funding from fiscal 2020 research, development, test, and evaluation of the Army funds, with the total contract amount of $180.8 million obligated at the time of award.
To fulfill the maturation and risk reduction phase, the U.S. Army has also contracted other companies to bolster a new missile form factor and propulsion system for PrSM Increment 4. Lockheed Martin and the joint venture between Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman have been tasked as the prime contractors for PrSM’s Increment 4, named the Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) missile.
5. ONR Awarded Several IDIQ Contracts to Support Work for Navy Manufacturing Technology
- Contracting activity: The Office of Naval Research
- Contract type: Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract
- Value: $99 million
- Contract date: February 9, 2016; January 19, 2017; August 14, 2019; and May 28, 2021
The Office of Naval Research awarded Advanced Technology International four separate IDIQ contracts to support Navy Manufacturing Technology (ManTech). Each contract was granted two task orders and $99 million in funding from the research, development, test, and evaluation of the Navy funds, coming from the fiscal year in which the contract was finalized.
- On February 9, 2016, ATI, doing business as SCRA Applied R&D, was tasked to support the Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) of Excellence in its mission to deploy potential solutions to U.S. shipyards and other industrial facilities.
- On January 19, 2017, ATI was contracted to support the Composites Manufacturing Center of Excellence in the facilitation of solution sets for U.S. shipyards and other industrial facilities to build key naval platforms while reducing costs.
- On August 14, 2019, ATI supported work for the Center for Innovative Naval Shipbuilding and Advanced Manufacturing in Summerville, South Carolina, through the estimated completion by August 2024.
- On May 28, 2021, ATI secured a contract to support the Composite Manufacturing Center in the transition of composite, polymeric, and non-metallic technologies to composites fabricators and other industrial facilities.
About Advanced Technology International
Advanced Technology International (ATI) is responsible for the most innovative research and development initiatives to lessen the federal government’s burden on its R&D efforts. The company handles portfolio management in shipbuilding, metal parts manufacturing, healthcare, composite applications, electromagnetic spectrum, and prototypes for the Department of Defense (DoD).
ATI’s expertise is an industry leader in the defense sector, boasting a demonstrated history in managing Other Transaction Agreement (OTA)-based and Federal Acquisitions Regulations (FAR) for the DoD. The company has evolved from its initial mission of facilitating technology development into executing defense research, development, and prototyping efforts.
What is the history of Advanced Technology International?
Advanced Technology International traces its earliest projects with the Department of Defense as an operating division of the South Carolina Research Authority. The predecessor company mainly focused on the early consortium management practice of supply chain sustainment and development of legacy weapons systems parts.
In 1980, ATI managed the Rapid Acquisition of Manufactured Parts (RAMP) Program, thanks to a collaborative effort from engineers in five companies focused on revolutionizing manufacturing in the Army and the Navy. Four decades later, the company continues to foster collaboration in championing research and development management across diverse focus areas.
What are the core values of Advanced Technology International?
Advanced Technology International’s core value lies in the service to the country, its customers, and each other. These align with its mission to carry the burden of the federal government in research and development initiatives and vision to create the best R&D teams in solving the toughest challenges of the United States.