Sentar Inc. (Sentar), a women-owned small business specializing in advanced cyber intelligence solutions and technology, announced today it has been awarded the PAX Functional Services and Support Contract.
Through the awarded work, Sentar will be assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering and Support Center Huntsville (CEHNC) with teammate MTA. Sentar will be providing functional support in the areas of customer training (workshops), helpdesk support, and quality assurance.
“We are excited to expand our Army footprint in Huntsville to now include the Army Corps of Engineers,” said April Nadeau, Senior Vice President.
Sentar and teammate MTA will perform the work over one base year with four option years. The work will be primarily performed in Huntsville, AL.
About Sentar, Inc.
Sentar is a leading cyber intelligence solutions provider focused on the National Security sector. Its cyber domain solutions blend expertise in cybersecurity, intelligence and analytics, and systems engineering to deliver superior results to mission partners. Key clients include the Defense Health Agency, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy, and Missile Defense Agency. Sentar has offices in Huntsville, Alabama; Charleston, South Carolina; San Diego, California; Columbia, Maryland; and San Antonio, Texas. Visit www.sentar.com for more information.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has selected Horsepower Geospatial LLC for a five-year, $6 million architecture and engineering contract to deliver geospatial surveying and mapping services. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract will serve the needs of the New Orleans District and may be utilized within the Corps’ Mississippi Valley Division, South Atlantic Division, and Southwest Division. Horsepower Geospatial is a U.S. Small Business Administration mentor-protégé joint venture of Woolpert and Resolution LLC.
Under this contract, Horsepower Geospatial will provide services that include GIS and geospatial production, digital aerial photography, airborne lidar, photogrammetric mapping, remote sensing, large- and small-scale topographic mapping, river navigational charting, and land use/land cover analysis.
Woolpert Geospatial Program Director Tim Summey said Horsepower Geospatial unites the strengths of Woolpert and Resolution staffs, capabilities, and experience specific to the needs of the Corps. This was the first contract award and first contract submitted by Horsepower Geospatial.
“Staff members from our two companies have worked together for decades, and by formalizing our relationship, we can collaboratively build on past performance and responsiveness with the Corps, while gaining the inherent versatility of a true joint venture,” Summey said. “We’re very excited to get this first contract win because it confirms that the Corps sees the same value in this union that we do, and providing what the Corps needs will always be our top priority.”
Resolution COO Jeff Lower added that this extends the combined team’s work throughout the South, as well as the Mississippi Valley Region.
“Members of Horsepower have been involved in this contract in one way or another since 1994,” Lower said. “We know the area and the needs of the Corps, and our teams have a collaborative, client-focused approach to accurate and efficient geospatial data solutions. We founded our company based on integrity, service, and excellence, and this is what we will continue to deliver to the Corps.”
About Resolution LLC
Resolution LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and SBA Certified 8(a) firm founded in 2016, with expertise in geospatial, surveying, environmental health and safety, and project management services. Resolution has experience in supporting geospatial data collection and production for agencies including USACE, Air Force, NAVFAC, and NASA. For more, visit resolutionhsv.com
About Woolpert
Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across markets to effectively serve public, private, and government clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm, earned six straight Great Place to Work certifications, and actively nurtures a culture of growth, inclusion, diversity, and respect. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America’s fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015. Woolpert has over 2,000 employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. For more, visit woolpert.com.
Woolpert has hired Jack Patton, a program director with over 35 years of federal experience, as a geospatial business strategist and consultant. Patton will help identify and develop geospatial and surveying business opportunities that will actively advance the work of U.S. Department of Defense and other federal civilian agency clients.
Before joining Woolpert, Patton worked for more than three decades at Trimble, an industrial technology and geospatial company and Woolpert partner. At Trimble, Patton served as director of U.S. military systems and products, leading the development of long-term plans, partnerships, and strategies for U.S. military and security clients. He has worked with Woolpert staff for many years, providing support to projects like the U.S. Air Force’s Combat Support Geospatial Information and Services Program, also known as GeoBase.
"I have been working with Woolpert and GeoBase for more than 25 years, assisting (Woolpert Market Director) Vince Sclafani as he expands that business," Patton said. “Woolpert has been in the geospatial industry for over 100 years, and they are experts at helping clients mine the value of geospatial data and its expanding applications. The longevity of Woolpert’s service and commitment to clients is impressive, and I am grateful to be able to continue to support the U.S. federal government and its agencies through Woolpert.”
Patton has been an active member of the Society of American Military Engineers, the U.S. Army Engineer Association, and the Association of the U.S. Army for many years. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Xavier University in Cincinnati and will work out of Woolpert’s Dayton headquarters.
“Woolpert has enjoyed a decades-long relationship with Jack Patton through our partnership with Trimble,” Woolpert Senior Vice President Shane Imwalle said. “He brings long-term, invaluable relationships and industry knowledge to the table and is already helping us better serve our federal client base. We all love working with Jack, and we’re very happy to have him on our team.”
About Woolpert
Woolpert is the premier architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting firm, with a vision to become one of the best companies in the world. We innovate within and across markets to effectively serve public, private, and government clients worldwide. Woolpert is a Global Top 100 Geospatial Company, a Top 100 ENR Global Design firm, earned six straight Great Place to Work certifications, and actively nurtures a culture of growth, inclusion, diversity, and respect. Founded in 1911 in Dayton, Ohio, Woolpert has been America’s fastest-growing AEG firm since 2015. Woolpert has over 2,000 employees and more than 60 offices on five continents. For more, visit woolpert.com.
ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IAP Worldwide Services Inc., the middle market leader in providing expeditionary and contingency operations support to the Department of Defense and National Security Community, today announced the appointment of Amanda Brownfield as Chief Executive Officer.
Ms. Brownfield has nearly 30 years of experience serving in senior executive roles for both privately held and publicly traded companies in the national security space.
"We are tremendously pleased to have Amanda join the IAP team," said IAP Chairman Chris Parker. "Her experience leading complex organizations that provide mission-critical support in some of the most challenging areas of the globe will no doubt benefit IAP as we continue our growth. Her talent, creativity, problem-solving, experience, and hyper focus on customers and the employee experience make her the perfect fit."
IAP is a leading provider of global-scale and agile logistics, infrastructure, IT, communications, power, and air traffic management solutions. With more than 1,000 employees in 17 countries around the world, the company is known for operating in the most austere locations with a level of flexibility unmatched by others in this space.
"I am extremely proud to lead a company that played such an important role in supporting U.S. National Security for more than 60 years," Ms. Brownfield said. "IAP specializes in making the impossible possible, providing critical support in an array of challenging environments, from natural disasters at home to battlefields abroad. That hard earned legacy positions IAP for our next phase of growth as we pivot to the Pacific and European theaters and offer more value-added engineering and IT solutions. It's truly an exciting time to be here, and I personally feel there is nothing more noble than taking care of the women and men who help keep this great nation safe."
Most recently, Ms. Brownfield served as CEO of Applied Insight, where she led the company through a major strategy inflection point while doubling down on culture. Previously, she served in leadership roles at a variety of companies in the national security space, including Geospark Analytics, Engility Corp/TASC., and SAIC.
Prior to joining the private sector, Ms. Brownfield served with the elite XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, NC as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ms. Brownfield holds a Master of Business Administration from The George Washington University School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from Duke University.
About IAP
IAP provides a broad spectrum of services and solutions to U.S. and international government agencies, and organizations supporting enduring, expeditionary and contingency operations. A world-class leader for more than 60 years, IAP provides seasoned, global-scale and agile logistics, infrastructure, information technology, all disciplines of engineering, communications, temporary and permanent power provision/solutions, and air traffic management solutions worldwide. IAP leverages and integrates its capabilities to provide safe, innovative, agile and reliable solutions to meet customers' diverse and complex challenges. As a values-based, quality-focused organization, we adhere to best practices and maintain industry certifications including International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001-2015 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management Systems), ISO/International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 20000-1:2018 (Information Technology), ISO/IEC27001:2013 (Information Security Management Systems), AS9100D (Quality Management Systems), and the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) SP 800-171 (Protecting Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Information Systems and Organizations) compliance guidelines. IAP maintains offices in the Washington, D.C. area, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East, and operates in more than 110 locations in 17 countries. Learn more at www.iapws.com.
SOURCE IAP Worldwide Services, Inc.
