NEW YORK – July 1, 2020 – XSB, Inc. announced today that it has been selected as a program partner to collaborate with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in identifying logistics problems, and developing new capabilities and innovative business practices to support the agency’s Weapon System Support Program (WSSP).
XSB received a 5-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract, structured as a 1-year base period with four 1-year options. The contract has a ceiling of $35M. Projects associated with the contract will be awarded as Task Orders; each having a defined scope, period of performance and funding.
“XSB has been a trusted R&D partner of DLA for nearly two decades,” said Rupert Hopkins, XSB’s CEO. “We understand that the Defense community faces unique lifecycle challenges. We are delighted to have the opportunity to continue to support DLA in identifying and implementing new capabilities to ensure quality and reduce risk across the supply chain.”
The mission of the WSSP, a DLA sponsored Research & Development effort, is to provide improved capabilities and methods for delivery of millions of weapons systems parts and services to DLA’s customers. WSSP partners work closely with stakeholders to improve internal DLA processes, provide new tools and methods, reduce costs and lead times, and ultimately improve warfighter support across multiple weapon systems and supply chains.
ABOUT XSB Inc.
XSB Inc. is a New York-based software provider of “Systems of Intelligence” solutions based on the attributes of manufactured products, such as parts, materials, processes, or even prices.
The Company’s applications use artificial intelligence (AI) to combine and standardize proprietary data sources internal to an organization, open data, and commercial data. The technology enables people, organizations, and machines to understand, share, and act upon large amounts of data and complex concepts.
The result is a dramatic savings of time and cost, reduced supply chain risk, and improved outcomes for Public Sector Procurement, Supply Chain Management and Engineering Document Automation.
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