To advance missions of safeguarding the southern border, U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded the TARS contract to QinetiQ US with Elevated Technologies LLC among its small business subcontracting team.
Jan. 2024 – Elevated Technologies LLC is providing support on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) Operations & Maintenance (O&M) IV contract awarded to QinetiQ US as a member of Team ACES. This contract comprises one base year with four option years and is valued at $170M.
“Elevated Technologies remains committed to safeguarding our men and women in uniform both domestically and abroad,” said Jon Lerette, Co-Owner and CEO of Elevated Technologies LLC. “We are honored to join QinetiQ in support of this important mission and to further the goals of Team ACES.”
Jan. 2024 – Elevated Technologies LLC is providing support on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS) Operations & Maintenance (O&M) IV contract awarded to QinetiQ US as a member of Team ACES. This contract comprises one base year with four option years and is valued at $170M.
“Elevated Technologies remains committed to safeguarding our men and women in uniform both domestically and abroad,” said Jon Lerette, Co-Owner and CEO of Elevated Technologies LLC. “We are honored to join QinetiQ in support of this important mission and to further the goals of Team ACES.”
Team ACES is a partnership led by QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal) that includes C-Speed LLC, Elevated Technologies LLC, and Sky Ship Services Incorporated (SSI). The team will provide aerostat operations, air-surface radar operations, ground control and data networking systems monitoring, and data analysis to facilitate effective and efficient TARS operations in support of DHS/CBP mission priorities. Elevated Technologies will support the TARS program through operations and maintenance, training, technical documentation, and data networking systems support services.
“We are both humbled and proud to be a part of the ACES Team providing support to such a vital program along the southern border,” said Pete Lerette, Operations Director for Elevated Technologies LLC.
The eight TARS sites, used for interdicting low-level air, maritime and surface targets along the United States border, from Arizona to Puerto Rico, will be operated by Team ACES relaying critical information to DHS and its counterparts. Elevated Technologies LLC is ready to deliver next level capability to support the real-time, persistent, long-range detection and monitoring capabilities that play a pivotal role in safeguarding these critical regions against illicit activities, contributing significantly to the success of border and maritime security efforts.
The eight TARS sites, used for interdicting low-level air, maritime and surface targets along the United States border, from Arizona to Puerto Rico, will be operated by Team ACES relaying critical information to DHS and its counterparts. Elevated Technologies LLC is ready to deliver next level capability to support the real-time, persistent, long-range detection and monitoring capabilities that play a pivotal role in safeguarding these critical regions against illicit activities, contributing significantly to the success of border and maritime security efforts.
About Elevated Technologies LLC
Elevated Technologies LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) that provides solutions for commercial and government information technology, aviation maintenance, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) customers. Solutions are based on Elevated Technologies’ mission of commitment to process improvement ideals that advance programs to the next level through system engineering, training, documentation, and operational execution.