Bowhead Opens New Western Regional Office in Las Vegas

Office will encourage economic growth in Nevada through contracting services and business development

LAS VEGAS, NV – JUNE 6, 2013 – UIC Technical Services (UICTS) and its Bowhead family of companies have announced the opening of a new Western Regional Office in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new office will serve as a key location for supporting the company’s operations in the Western United States. One of the key responsibilities of this office is program management support for the Nevada Autonomous Systems Institute (NvASI). NvASI is a newly-formed non-profit organization whose mission is to build a business climate that promotes integration of unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) development within the state and to establish Nevada as the premier location in the world for the practitioners in the autonomous systems community. Areas of development include operations, education, research, manufacturing, testing, simulation, and integration.

Through the hiring of local talent and supporting NvASI and the State of Nevada’s Office of Economic Development, Bowhead intends to help spur economic growth and development by bringing new opportunities and jobs to Nevada.

Bowhead is hosting a Grand Opening event for the Western Regional Office on July 15, 2013. A number of dignitaries from local and state government, industry, and academia are expected to attend. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Las Vegas City Councilmember Lois Tarkanian are among the confirmed guests, along with top executives from UICTS and its parent company, Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation. Members of the media are invited to attend and tours of the office will be available during this event.

Details of the event are below:

Date: Monday, July 15th, 2013 3PM-4PM

Location: 777 N Rainbow Boulevard, Suite 380 Las Vegas, NV 89107

About UIC Technical Services and Bowhead

UIC Technical Services (UICTS) is an Alaska Native 8(a) Holding Company committed to delivering the best quality, the best value and the best product tailored to our clients’ needs. UICTS and its Bowhead family of companies (commonly known as Bowhead) provide defense, government, and private sector customers with expertise in areas such as program management, systems engineering/integration, weapon systems acquisition management, logistics/supply support, software development, IT services support, risk management, training/simulation support, products procurement, and administrative services support. UICTS and its Bowhead companies are subsidiaries of the Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation of Barrow, Alaska.