Managing
Change Through Partnership
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INTEGRATED
COAST GUARD SYSTEMS (ICGS)
A Joint Venture of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin
In June 2002, Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS)
was awarded the Integrated Deepwater System contract to
modernize the United States Coast Guard’s Deepwater
forces – the ships, aircraft, command and control,
and logistics systems that protect the United States and
support the Coast Guard's many missions, key among which
is domestic Homeland Security. This program’s total
potential value over three decades has been estimated
at approximately $17 billion. ICGS, which is a co-equal
partnership of Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, has
the full commitment and necessary resources from both
corporations to ensure meeting or exceeding the Coast
Guard’s expectations.
Deepwater is the largest
recapitalization effort
in the history of
the Coast Guard and
will involve the multi-assest
acquisition of ships,
fixed-wing aircraft,
helicopters, unmanned
surveillance aircraft,
and also involve the
performance upgrade
of existing cutters
and helicopters, in
addition to systems
for communications,
surveillance and command
and control (C4ISR)
for shoreside as well
as offshore capability
enhancement.
Headquartered in Rosslyn,
VA, the ICGS core
leadership team is
managing a fully integrated
team operating within
common processes and
performance management
systems. Full participation
by the Coast Guard
is built into every
level and function
within the ICGS team.
Key to the ICGS Deepwater
program plan is an
"Open Business
Model"
that invites participation
and competition throughout
the lifetime of the
program. ICGS has
and intends to continue
to take advantage
of the dynamics of
the market and seek
vendors and suppliers
that can provide best
value and performance,
primarily at the subsystem
and component level.
This has been designed
to occur without changing
the joint venture
structure.
ICGS brings to the Coast Guard the benefit of a single
contractual point of contact responsible for delivering
all operational assets and capabilities. This single systems
integrator brings expertise in managing important program
elements on a national scale, including overall program
management and systems integration, cutter and aircraft
construction, C4ISR development and full logistics support.
ICGS is explicitly responsible to the Coast Guard for
total system integration performance – how the system
assets
Joint venture partners Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
have been long-time teammates on programs of national
significance. One example is the U.S. Navy’s fleet
of Aegis cruisers and destroyers. Both have been partners
on the Deepwater effort since day one and established
the ICGS joint venture formally in June 2001.
