Avum has been awarded a $61.05 million U.S. Army contract to sustain and modernize the Virtual Contracting Enterprise business intelligence suite.
The firm-fixed-price award covers software sustainment, capability delivery, technical refactoring and deployment of a secure contracting capability.
A central part of the project involves transforming the Virtual Contracting Enterprise business intelligence suite into a modern microservices architecture.
The modernization effort is intended to support a more contemporary software environment while maintaining the capabilities required for Army contracting operations.
Work will be performed in Agoura Hills, California.
The Army estimates completion by November 3, 2031, giving the program a multi-year performance period for software sustainment and modernization.
Approximately $2.82 million in fiscal 2027 Army operations and maintenance funding was obligated at the time of award.
The Army competitively solicited bids over the internet and received six offers.
Army Contracting Command at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, is the contracting activity.
The award gives Avum responsibility for both maintaining the existing contracting environment and delivering architectural improvements intended to support future capabilities.
Microservices architectures break large software applications into smaller independently deployable services, potentially allowing agencies to update individual functions without replacing an entire system at once.
The work also includes technical refactoring, which generally involves restructuring existing software to improve its architecture and maintainability without necessarily changing its fundamental business functions.
The secure contracting capability included in the award will further support the Army’s efforts to modernize digital acquisition infrastructure while maintaining required security standards.
The contract carries identification number W519TC-27-C-A019.
