FSI News

On September 30, 2021, Forward Slope, Inc. was notified that it was an awardee of the Enterprise Personnel Systems Engineering MAC IDIQ by the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific), with a lifetime value of up to $60M.  This contract effort targets obtaining (through issuing Tasks), systems engineering, software engineering, and life-cycle support for developing and sustaining business systems and enterprise information systems for Navy, DoD, Foreign Military Sales, and Federal agencies.

On August 26, 2021, Forward Slope, Inc. (FSI) was recognized as a finalist for the San Diego Business Journal’s 2021 Best Places to Work in San Diego for the 11th year. Members of the FSI Operations Leadership Team virtually attended the annual award ceremony. Of the four Corporate Awardee Categories (Small, Medium, Large and Mega), FSI finished 14th of the 43 selected Finalists in the Medium Category, in only the second year FSI was eligible to compete at this level.

On 16 August 2021, FSI President and CEO, Mr. Carlos A. Persichetti announced the hiring of a new Mission Solutions Portfolio Manager, Ms. Maryann Canepa.  Ms. Canepa has extensive experience in all phases of acquisition as well as project and program management in both the DoD and Federal agencies.

On 17 August 2021, FSI President and CEO, Mr. Carlos A. Persichetti announced the hiring of a new Contracts Manager, Mr. Arman Vosough.  Mr. Vosough has extensive experience in all phases of Commercial and Government Contracting including Contract Agreements, Procurements, Solicitations, Bidding, Modifications, Subcontracting, Mediation, Assessing Risk and Legal aspects. He is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine with a BA in English as well as the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego with a Juris Doctor. Mr.

SAN DIEGO, CA. 20 May 2021 - FSI-OLP Robotics Mentoring Program Update from the FSI Team Lead, Mrs. Shruti Ghate. In an ongoing Annual Program, FSI Team Lead, Mrs. Shruti Ghate summarized the FSI-OLP Robotics Program 2021 as a successful Season. Under Mrs. Ghate mentorship, and supported by four FSI Engineers Clay Rivetti, Betty Lin, Darren Tung, and Jake Eklund who were the Technical Mentors, an OLP High School student engineering team competed for two Robotics Program awards in 2021.

On 10 March 2021 , NIWC Pacific, San Diego, CA awarded FSI a Task under the previously awarded NIWC Pacific METOC ISEA MAC Contract, to provide Engineering Support Activities for the Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Capability Based – In-Service Engineering Activity (CB-ISEA) Sustainment Engineering (SE) Services. This is a one-year funded level of effort (LOE) Task Order with two Option Years.

On March 16, 2021, Forward Slope, Inc. (FSI) was awarded METOC Task 002 Option Year One under the overarching METOC ISEA MAC Contract by NIWC Pacific, San Diego, CA. This is a severable, level of effort task to provide Integrated Logistics (ILS) and Configuration Management (CM)) Support for Navy and Marine Corps Programs and Projects supported by the Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Capability-Based In-Service Engineering Agent (CB-ISEA) for the Fleet Readiness Directorate(FRD).

On September 23, 2020, Forward Slope, Inc. (FSI) was awarded METOC Task 002 under the overarching METOC ISEA MAC Contract by NIWC PAC, San Diego, CA.

On May 8th 2021, Forward Slope’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Principal, Mr. Dale McIntosh will participate in San Diego’s Padres Pedal the Cause virtual event. Padres Pedal the cause  is where participants can register and fundraise in honor of survivors, fighters and loved ones lost to cancer. This Virtual experience opens its doors to anyone who can partake by running, walking, and cycling, 100% of fundraising dollars go directly to cancer research.

Awarded 09/30/2020: FSI will conduct Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) System installations and upgrades in six African countries including Cabo Verde, Senegal, Togo, Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya in addition to Radar training for Cameroon. $1.1M