RECENT NEWS
October 30, 2020
Pinnacle Awarded Two Additional Task Orders on U.S. Army UAS IMS Contract On October 30th, 2020, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) was awarded follow-on task orders supporting Fort Huachuca Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Instruction and Mission Support (IMS) contract. These are new, combined, cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price task orders that support the $533M UAS IMS contract awarded to Pinnacle in March 2019 by the Army Contracting Command, Orlando, FL. Under these task orders, Pinnacle and our Textron and AOC Global teammate employees, supported by our fully staffed Sierra Vista, Arizona-based Program Management Office, provide the flight and maintenance training and operational maintenance, […]
September 9, 2020
Pinnacle Maintaining Technical Publications for Special Ops Aviation Regiment Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) has been awarded a subcontract by Boeing-Sikorsky Aircraft Support (BSAS) for the recompete of the Life Cycle Contractor Support Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract. Pinnacle’s firm fixed price subcontract with a period of performance through December 2022 will be supported by nearly 30 employees in our Lexington, Kentucky facility. Based on the new statement of work, Pinnacle will provide the personnel and facilities to support the development and sustainment of flight and maintenance manuals for Special Operations Aircraft (SOA), weapons, and associated mission equipment. Pinnacle’s support efforts […]
July 15, 2020
Pinnacle Solutions joins the VRARA and launches its Virtual X Training (VXT©) Product Line Article by John Cunningham, Orlando chapter of the VRARA Pinnacle Solutions, an Aerospace focused engineering and services company headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama announces the launch of its Virtual X Training (VXT©) product line to address the growing demand for virtual training solutions. VXT© products bring the engagement of real-world training to the modern student in any setting. Mike Durant, Pinnacle’s President and CEO, said, “In military aviation, we have leveraged the benefits of simulation and training for decades, but it has been primarily focused on flight […]
July 1, 2020
Pinnacle’s UH-60 VMT now Available via GSA Catalog Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) is now offering the UH-60 Virtual Maintenance Trainer (UH-60 VMT) on GSA Advantage!®, the online shopping and ordering system available to federal, state, and local government entities. With an easy search for UH-60 VMT, this Pinnacle-developed product is available under GSA’s Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) – Professional Services Category titled Off-the-Shelf Training Devices and Training Materials (333318TDTM). Utilizing the Virtual X Training (VXT©) products, Pinnacle has developed and deployed high-fidelity VMTs in support of the UH-60M, UH-60A, and UH-60L Aircraft Mission, Type, Design, and Series (MTDS) that provide […]
June 15, 2020
Pinnacle Awarded New Courseware Development for U.S. Army PEO STRI Customers For three years, Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. (Pinnacle) has been working on projects awarded under the Computer Based Instructional Design II (CBID II) contract, providing the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) customers with a range of training services and products related to computer-based training. Pinnacle won the BID II contract in 2017 as a five-year, single award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a period of performance through April 2022. Pinnacle was recently awarded two new delivery orders under the CBID II Contract. […]
July 17, 2017
Pinnacle Solutions Achieves AS9100C Certification Pinnacle Solutions has expanded upon their existing internationally recognized corporate certifications of CMMI Dev. 1.3, ISO 9001:2008 and AS9110 by recently becoming AS9100C certified. AS9100C is a quality management system standard for the Aerospace Industry. AS9100C addresses civil and military aviation requirements for design, development, and/or production of aviation, space and defense products; and for post-delivery support, including the provision of maintenance, spare parts, and materials. It has been endorsed by all major Aerospace regulators, including the FAA, DoD and NASA. This accomplishment opens doors around the globe for Pinnacle to be competitive for civil […]
July 31, 2017
Pinnacle’s Contracts Team is Growing Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Julie Andrzejewski to its Contracts Department. Julie brings to the company 25 years’ experience in Government Contracting during which she worked for several aerospace/aircraft manufacturing corporations. Julie received her undergraduate in Commerce and Business Administration from the University of Alabama and her Masters in Management from Florida Institute of Technology. Julie, a Huntsville native, is a member of several organizations: National Contracts Management Association, Women Economic Development Council, 100+ Women Who Care, a Board Member for Christmas Charities Year Round, and the Huntsville Museum of […]
August 11, 2017
Interview: Mike Durant – Founder, President & CEO, Pinnacle Solutions To vote for this article and to read the interview in its original format please click here Michael J. Durant is the founder, president and chief executive officer of Pinnacle Solutions, Incorporated: an engineering and services company based in Huntsville, Alabama. He has a Bachelor of Science in Professional Aeronautics and a Master of Business Administration in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He is a master aviator, qualified in the UH-1 Huey, MH-6 Loach, and MH-60A, L, and K models of the Blackhawk. He has a total of 3,700 flight hours […]
September 5, 2017
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. among the 2017 Industry Simulation & Training Awards Finalists Huntsville, AL September 5, 2017 Military Simulation and Training (MS&T) Magazine published its list of 2017 Industry Simulation & Training Awards finalists earlier this week and Pinnacle Solutions is proud to be listed among the Top Simulation and Training Companies from around the world. The company’s highly skilled and motivated personnel; military, commercial and internal research and development (IR&D) programs combined with a progressive business strategy have proven to be the recipe for Pinnacle’s success and we plan to continue along this path in the future. Our strategic […]
September 8, 2017
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. Awarded $9.59M Contract from the US Air Force for Training Support Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. has been awarded a $9.59M multi-year contract for the sustainment of the US Air Force’s KC-10 Cargo Load Trainer (CLT). The CLT, located at Travis Air Force Base, California, replicates the cargo compartment of the KC-10 and is primarily used for cargo load training for Air Force Boom Operators. Pinnacle will be responsible for the development and update of syllabi, courseware, and training scenarios to comply with Air Mobility Command (AMC) training standards and to implement a new training information management system. Additionally, […]