FAA today named CSSI, Inc., of Washington, D.C.,  as the first contract recipient under the Systems Engineering 2020 (SE2020) program to support Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) initiatives.

CSSI, an engineering, IT and applied research company this year celebrating its 20th anniversary, was awarded a prime contract potentially worth $280 million to provide systems engineering and program and financial management of several NextGen projects. CSSI will work with 10 subcontractors, seven of which are small businesses, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The announcement was made in Washington by Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari and Michael Romanowski, FAA director of NextGen Integration and Implementation.

Several other contract awards will be announced this summer under the SE2020 program, which has a combined value of $7 billion, DOT says.