LANHAM, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 01/25/10 -- a.i. solutions announced today that it has been awarded a $209 million contract to provide a wide range of design, evaluation and analysis support services to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA).

Under the five-year engineering and support services contract with the agency's Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance Functional Capability Group, a.i. solutions and its subcontractors will conduct anomaly and mishap investigations; support design and change evaluations; perform independent verification and validation analysis; and ensure safety compliance. The award is formally known as the MiDAESS contract.

"The work on MiDAESS will allow a.i. solutions to take advantage of the wide range of the engineering and analysis capabilities we have developed over the past decade," said Robert Sperling, a.i. solutions President and CEO. "Our support in helping MDA develop, test, and field an integrated Ballistic Missile Defense System fits well with our company's goal of providing mission-critical software and services to the nation's government agencies and aerospace industry."

Subcontractors supporting a.i. solutions on the contract are ENSCO of Falls Church, VA; INTUITIVE of Huntsville, AL; Nelson Engineering of Merritt Island, FL; and Troy7 Inc. of Huntsville. The work will be performed in the Washington, DC, area, Huntsville and various other U.S. locations.

About a.i. solutions

Founded in 1996, a.i. solutions is a small-business provider of innovative mission-critical infrastructure that enables uninterrupted and reliable access to space. a.i. solutions' products and services span missile systems engineering, space operations, satellite ground systems, information assurance, and launch vehicle engineering in support of the nation's space and defense agencies. For additional information, please visit www.ai-solutions.com.