Small Firm Finds Lucrative Home on the Range InDyne Inc. of McLean, VA, has been awarded an eight-year, $429 million operations, information and communications contract with the Air Force Space Command at Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. It is one of the largest IT contracts ever for a small business, according to SBA. InDyne will replace the incumbent, ITT, effective Oct. 1 on the Western Range Operations Communications and Information (WROCI) contract. “We are proud of our WROCI team and are committed to the successful execution of the requirements of this mission critical contract,” said C. Donald Bishop, InDyne’s CEO. “This is a particularly significant contract for us because it demonstrates our extensive expertise across all core business units.” InDyne is a graduated 8(a) firm with about 900 employees; it operates under a small business size standard allowing up to 1,500 employees. The company teamed with Northrop Grumman Information Technology on the contract, which is a consolidation of several existing communications and IT contracts. The cost-plus-incentive-fee/award-fee contract is worth about $55 million a year over eight years, the Air Force said. InDyne’s program manager for the WROCI contract is retired Air Force Col. Ken Cinal, a former operations group commander of Vandenberg’s 30th Space Wing. The 30th Space Wing is the Air Force Space Command organization responsible for all Department of Defense space and missile launch activities on the West Coast. All U.S. government and commercial satellites destined for near polar orbit are launched from Vandenberg. “The WROCI contract is one of the most complex acquisitions that Vandenberg has ever awarded,” said Evelyn Swain, contracting officer for the 30th Contracting Squadron. “Competition was keen, but InDyne’s proposal proved exceptional and provided the best overall value. We welcome InDyne aboard as part of Team Vandenberg.” The Air Force said ITT had about 740 people working on its contract.