U.S. Air Force – Starfish Holdings, Inc https://starfishholdings.com The Power of Employee Ownership Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:00:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.14 Torch Wins $27.7M GRDCS Support Task Order https://starfishholdings.com/torch-wins-27-7m-grdcs-support-task-order/ Fri, 30 Sep 2016 14:00:27 +0000 http://162.144.69.10/~torchte2/?p=1037 Torch Technologies is pleased to announce it was awarded the $27.7M Gulf Range Drone Control System (GRDCS) Support Task Order. Torch’s award, under the GSA OASIS contract, provides Software and Systems Engineering support for the Gulf Range Drone Control System (GRDCS) to the 96th Range Control Squadron (96 RNCS), 96th Range Group (96 RN), 96th Test Wing (96 TW) at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. GRDCS is operational at Tyndall AFB, FL; and the Utah Test and Training Range. Torch will provide software engineering and systems engineering support at the Central Control Facility (CCF) at Eglin AFB, FL using CMMI Level 3 processes. GRDCS is used to control remotely piloted drones used for test purposes, to include the full-scale QF-16 and QF-4 target drones and the sub-scale BQM-167A target drone.

The work to be completed by Torch has an 8.5-year period of performance. “This successful re-competed effort is an exciting award for Torch Technologies and our employee-owners. This award represents the longest-term period of performance of any single contract that Torch has received,” said Torch President John Watson. “The 8.5-year period of performance offers opportunities to positively affect the future of target control systems for airborne drone systems.”

]]> Torch Technologies Wins $186M Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) Armament Task Order https://starfishholdings.com/torch-technologies-wins-186m-technical-and-management-advisory-services-tmas-armament-task-order/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:00:59 +0000 http://162.144.69.10/~torchte2/?p=1012 Torch Technologies is pleased to announce it was awarded the $186M OASIS Technical and Management Advisory Services (TMAS) Armament Task Order. Torch’s award provides for non-personal advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to fully support Aerospace Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) activities at the Air Force Test Center (AFTC). The TMAS program primarily focuses on robust systems engineering and technical assistance services.

The work to be completed by Torch and its highly experienced team will be primarily conducted at Eglin AFB, FL and Kirtland AFB, NM. The Task Order has a 4+ year period of performance and will add approximately 100 Torch employees located in its Shalimar, FL and Albuquerque, NM office locations. “This is an exciting award for Torch Technologies and our employee owners,” Torch President John Watson said. “Having spent over half my career directly supporting AFRL and AFTC, this award is particularly important to me and we are honored to have been selected to lead the contractor team supporting the TMAS Armament effort.”

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