Firm receives new contract awards to support brain trauma research 

Wakefield, Mass. – Dec. 9, 2024 — Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd, a leading provider of integrated defense capabilities and technologies, announced today it received new contract awards to expand its services within Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR). Odyssey won a recompete contract to provide a broad range of biomedical research within WRAIR’s Brain Trauma and Neuroprotection (BTN) and a subcontract position to support the Blast Induced Neurotrauma (BINT) under the Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience (CMPN).

“These contract awards are a result of our team’s dedication to enduring research and commitment to addressing the gaps in traumatic brain injury (TBI) care, where we have been supporting the military since 2017,” said Stefania Dobre, Executive Director of Odyssey’s Life Sciences Group.

Odyssey won the five-year $11.6 million contract to provide a broad range of biomedical research including preclinical research aimed at furthering the knowledge base of the pathophysiology of mild to severe TBI. Research objectives will specifically focus on ballistic-type TBI, controlled cortical impact (CCI), fluid percussion TBI and closed head impact concussion.

“This is an important and pressing time to produce research that contributes a better understanding of the relationship between traumatic injury and neurodegenerative phenomena which we hope will eventually lead to more effective treatments and interventions for our warfighters,” said Dr. Bob McLinden, Senior Program Manager at Odyssey Systems. “Our team is providing an incredibly broad range of deep expertise, from laboratory management to protocol review and neurotherapeutics.”

Odyssey also received a subcontract to provide research expertise and support to WRAIR’s Blast Induced Neurotrauma (BINT) researchers to define the biomechanical and biological underpinnings of kinetically and non-kinetically induced impairments and injuries to warfighters.

About Odyssey Systems
Odyssey is dedicated to helping government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. The company builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support. Odyssey’s mission-driven culture is limitless, powering the purpose of its employees and customers every day.

Wakefield, Mass.– Nov.4, 2024 — Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd, a leading provider of integrated defense capabilities and technologies, announced today it was awarded a five-year $531M contract to provide cross-cutting Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) and Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities (TENCAP) organization.

The Air Force selected Odyssey to augment organic capabilities within the ISR & SOF Directorate with specialty engineering, technical subject matter expertise, and research assistance, as well as acquisition, program, financial and administrative capabilities. Odyssey’s services will contribute to the development, production, modification, test, fielding and support of the $22B ISR and SOF portfolio. The portfolio and related services enable faster delivery of innovative warfighting capability and emerging technologies through partnership with AF TENCAP.

“The award of the ISR & SOF Directorate EPASS contract is a monumental achievement for Odyssey and further cements our presence as the preeminent Advisory & Assistance Services provider to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center,” said Tom Portlock, CEO of Odyssey Systems. “It speaks volumes about the stellar work provided by our employees to the Special Operations Forces Division over the past nine years, and we are thrilled to expand our support to the rest of the ISR & SOF Directorate for the next five years.”

With this contract award, Odyssey will continue providing professional services to the USAF SOF community.

“It is an incredible honor for Odyssey to be trusted to continue our partnership with the ISR & SOF Directorate and greatly expand upon it by supporting a broad portfolio of ISR and SOF platforms and subsystems,” said Dan Gordon, Odyssey’s executive director of its aviation division. “We are truly excited for this opportunity to help empower the Directorate as it accelerates change and delivers critical ISR and SOF capabilities to the US warfighter and our allied partners in support of the Great Power Competition.”

About Odyssey Systems
Odyssey is dedicated to helping government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. The company builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support. Odyssey’s mission-driven culture is limitless, powering the purpose of its employees and customers every day.

Wakefield, Mass.– Aug. 27, 2024 — Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., a leading provider of integrated defense capabilities and technologies, announced today it was awarded a $162 million cost-plus-fixed fee contract by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center to provide professional advisory and assistance services (PAAS) to the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) Integration Directorate. Odyssey will support the directorate from several Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center locations including Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Mass. and Kirtland AFB, N.M.

“Odyssey is honored to be partnered with the AFNWC NC3 Integration Directorate as we grow our support across the Department of the Air Force’s Battle Network, helping our customers create a resilient decision advantage,” said Matt Kasberg, COO of Odyssey Systems. “We are grateful to be able to serve their mission and provide C5ISR across new mission areas and new geographic locations.”

The NC3 PAAS contract was awarded to Odyssey to provide support for various funded missions for the Air Force and Space Force including operations and maintenance, missile procurement and research, development, test and evaluation. Odyssey has served missions on Hanscom AFB since the company’s inception in 1997, specializing in command, control and communications for the USAF.

“Odyssey and our partners are committed to ensuring continuity to the NC3 mission and will manage the NC3 PAAS contract to deliver exceptional performance to deter our adversaries, maintain and advance essential NC3 integration for situational awareness, advanced warning and C2 capability,” said Paul Marston, Odyssey’s Executive Director of C5ISR.

About Odyssey Systems
Odyssey is dedicated to helping government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. The company builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support. Odyssey’s mission-driven culture is limitless, powering the purpose of its employees and customers everyday.

Firm Strengthens Commitment to Leading Technology Hub with Investment and Hiring Plans

Huntsville, Ala., and Wakefield, Mass. – July 31, 2024 — Odyssey Systems, a leading provider of integrated defense capabilities and technologies, announced today the opening of a new office at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, continuing building its business and team in the defense and aerospace hub. The new corporate office, located at 6200 Redstone Gateway SW, Suite 170, will support clients from the Missile Defense Agency and customers in the aviation and space operations communities.

“Odyssey has enjoyed a presence in Huntsville for nearly a decade, and our growth this past year has allowed us to make the strategic and long-term investment in our future business and talent here,” said Odyssey Systems CEO Tom Portlock. “This is a major hub of defense and aerospace technology, not just in the South, but across the nation, and we can best serve our customers by having a home base from which to grow.”

To support regional growth, Odyssey recently appointed Robert Thomas as director of strategic capture and to lead programs and business development in Rocket City.

“As we grow our capacity here in Huntsville, we bring along our reputation for being a truly great partner to local businesses and teammates. We share in our gains and innovations, expanding work and opportunities so that our partners can also enjoy new markets. It’s a generative value proposition for us where everybody wins,” said Thomas. “Huntsville has been our home for over a decade, and I’ve built relationships that are enduring and meaningful and I am looking forward to extending Odyssey’s corporate values and culture as we build community here as well.”

The company celebrates the official opening of the office with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception on Monday, August 5th at 3:00 p.m. Central.

About Odyssey Systems
Odyssey is dedicated to helping government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. The company builds, secures and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support. Odyssey’s mission-driven culture is limitless, powering the purpose of its employees and customers everyday.

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August 1, 2023, Wakefield, MA–Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. has been awarded a contract for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) Sleep Disorders Pipeline. Their mission is part of a multi-disciplinary team is to evaluate and treat sleep disordered breathing, snoring, and sleep apnea. Odyssey will be developing analytics software and further expands our Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) capabilities.

About Odyssey
For over 25 years, Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. (Odyssey) has been helping Government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. We are an innovative small business providing high-quality technical, analytical, management, administrative, and training support services for government and private sector customers. Odyssey builds, secures, and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, Department of Defense (DoD)-focused business with employees within the Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) locations.

Read more about how Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support to the federal government.

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Erin Butt, erinbutt@odysseyconsult.com

July 27, 2023, Wakefield, MA—Odyssey Systems Solutions Group has been awarded a multiple-award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This contract has a combined ceiling of $950 million to compete for future efforts associated with the maturation, demonstration, and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software, and algorithm development to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2), a strategic warfighting concept that connects the data sensors, shooters, and related communications devices of all U.S. military services. This contract allows Odyssey to provide development and operation of systems as a unified force across all domains (air, land, space, sea, cyber, and electromagnetic spectrum) in an open architecture family of systems that enables capabilities via multiple integrated platforms.

About Odyssey
For over 25 years, Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. (Odyssey) has been helping Government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. We are an innovative small business providing high-quality technical, analytical, management, administrative, and training support services for government and private sector customers. Odyssey builds, secures, and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, Department of Defense (DoD)-focused business with employees within the Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) locations.

Read more about how Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support to the federal government.

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Erin Butt, erinbutt@odysseyconsult.com

May 1, 2023

Wakefield, MA—Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. has been awarded a $1.48 billion contract to support the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB) at multiple CONUS and OCONUS locations. Under this effort, Odyssey will provide a broad range of Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to support the collective Air Force Material Command (AFMC) mission to manage and execute the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the AFLCMC/HB Portfolio, which includes over 320 programs for the United States Air Force (USAF) and Foreign Partners.

This selection is a testament to our team’s proven experience, in-depth knowledge, and understanding of the PEO Digital Portfolio. Odyssey has extensive experience serving PEO Digital and the Hanscom community with continuous representation of management and technical support services for over 25 years. Our deep appreciation for this critical mission set, along with our depth of experience within and across acquisition support functions, will help the PEO Digital Directorate advance capability and deliver on their mission to keep pace with and ahead of current and emerging threats.

Tom Portlock, Odyssey’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), stated, “This is a monumental occasion for Odyssey. Seldom do you have an opportunity to compete for an effort like this, and to be awarded this contract is simply amazing. We are honored to have been selected as the Advisory and Assistance Services provider for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) PEO Digital (AFLCMC/HB). With over 300 programs and projects within its portfolio, PEO Digital is all about automating and accelerating Command and Control (C2) operations for speed and effectiveness, and we, along with our Engineering, Professional, and Administrative Support Services (EPASS) teammates, are proud to partner with the Directorate to achieve this mission!”

About Odyssey
For over 25 years, Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. (Odyssey) has been helping Government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. We are an innovative small business providing high-quality technical, analytical, management, administrative, and training support services for government and private sector customers. Odyssey builds, secures, and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements. Odyssey is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, Department of Defense (DoD)-focused business with employees within the Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) locations.

Read more about how Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support to the federal government.

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Erin Butt, erinbutt@odysseyconsult.com

Odyssey is excited to welcome Paul Marston to our leadership team as the Executive Director of our C5ISR Group! With his strong background serving defense customers in the US and allied nations, Paul will lead Odyssey to the next level of strategic growth in this critical domain. He brings deep knowledge, experience, and expertise, gained through a 30 year career in government and industry, in many of the nation’s most important command and control, communication, and aircraft systems.

April 14, 2023

Wakefield, MA—Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd. (Odyssey) has been awarded a contract to continue supporting the Space Systems Command Strategic Warning and Space Surveillance Directorate (SSC/SZQ). Under this contract, Odyssey will provide a broad range of Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) and other related support to enable the Directorate’s mission to develop and sustain Missile Warning, Missile Defense, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), and Command & Control (C2) capabilities as promised to the Warfighter.

This award secures an additional five years of partnership in this critical mission area, extending Odyssey’s proud and successful tenure serving as the Prime contract support provider to what will exceed 20 consecutive years of service. Odyssey professionals represent over half of the SZQ Directorate’s staff, spanning all 13 Product and Functional Divisions, actively engaging to modernize and sustain Missile Warning, Missile Defense, SDA, and C2 systems for the protection of our Homeland and Foreign Partners.

Odyssey’s seamless, integrated support staff helps ensure 24/7 mission operations worldwide with a functionally diverse team of experts in support of 26 US Space Force SSC systems, to include ten multi-mission sensors and four C2 capabilities, each of which are critical to enhancing system and data relevance for combatant commanders as they keep pace to address ever evolving and emerging threats.

Matt Kasberg, Odyssey’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), stated “Odyssey is fortunate to have an outstanding workforce that is committed to delivering exceptional engineering, logistics, cyber, and management services to the USSF SSC/SZQ Directorate. Their commitment to Odyssey, expertise, and passion for the mission enables our success. We are honored to continue to support the Missile Warning, Missile Defense, SDA, and C2 mission for another five years!”

Read more about how Odyssey enhances operational readiness through comprehensive program support to the federal government.

About Odyssey
For more than 25 years, Odyssey has been helping Government leaders think ahead and accelerate capability. We are an innovative small business providing high-quality technical, analytical, management, administrative, and training support services for government and private sector customers. Odyssey builds, secures, and integrates capabilities and technologies to meet tomorrow’s mission requirements.
Odyssey is an ISO 9001:2015-certified, Department of Defense (DoD)-focused business with employees within the Continental U.S. (CONUS) and Outside the Continental U.S. (OCONUS) locations.

Media Contact
Erin Butt, erinbutt@odysseyconsult.com

Odyssey is excited to welcome Stefania Dobre to our leadership team as the Executive Director of our Medical Research Group! Stefania holds a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration degree and is a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator. She brings years of military-relevant medical research experience for our continued operational execution and growth in preclinical and clinical research.