Computer Sciences Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., landed another lucrative federal award: a $198 million contract with the U.S. Postal Service to revamp its payroll systems. Under the nine-year contract, CSC will provide business process re-engineering, software selection, applications development, systems integration and specialized applications such as Internet solutions.
When Yousef Lasi installed new software from Computer Associates International Inc. on his companyÕs network last summer, he figured he was getting another network management tool.
For the first time ever, MicroAge Inc., the parent company of distributor Pinacor Inc., disclosed separate financial figures for its Tempe, Ariz.-based subsidiary.
Web page links and frames, the sine qua non of the Web, have spawned entire industries and are, far and away, the most easily and frequently used information gathering tools on the Internet.
Commerce Plans 8(a) Contract: The Commerce Department wants to let an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract to several 8(a) contractors. It will cover a broad range of services in information systems engineering, systems operations and management, and systems security services. Companies bidding on the contract will be evaluated on their business approach, including corporate experience, capabilities and teaming arrangements; past performance; qualifications of key personnel; oral presentation; and pricing.
With six acquisitions under its belt, Vista Information Technologies Inc. is poised to exploit growing opportunities from the convergence of voice and data networks in the government and commercial markets.
Companies with experience in performance-based projects will be front-runners to participate in a General Services Administration program allowing agencies to fund IT programs through contractor investments and savings generated by the new systems, government officials said.
The Clinton administration seems determined to prevent foreign nationals from obtaining access to strong encryption technology for fear of undermining law enforcement efforts aimed at drug traffickers, terrorists and others.
The National Research CouncilÕs decision to ask a historian to chair a sweeping study on computer science has yielded an illuminating account that should go far toward deepening understanding of the contributions of federal funding to computer technology development, several experts said.
PRC Grabs Seat Management Award: Litton-PRC Inc. of McLean, Va., won the first task order under the General Services AdministrationÕs Seat Management contract, a vehicle that agencies can use to outsource their desktop computers and networks.
The request for proposals on the General Services AdministrationÕs $25 billion Millennia contract is expected to be released Nov. 23. The contract is expected to have a 10-year run and replaces GSAÕs Fedsim 9600 contract, which was awarded to eight companies in 1995 and is estimated to be worth about $840 million. Fedsim, which expires in 2000, has been one of the most widely used indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts. The contract had about $650 million in business during its first two years.
The request for proposals on the General Services AdministrationÕs $25 billion Millennia contract is expected to be released Nov. 23. The contract is expected to have a 10-year run and replaces GSAÕs Fedsim 9600 contract, which was awarded to eight companies in 1995 and is estimated to be worth about $840 million. Fedsim, which expires in 2000, has been one of the most widely used indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts. The contract had about $650 million in business during its first two years.
As more agencies turn to validation and verification of their computer systems as a way to avoid problems and save money, companies like AverStar Inc. of Burlington, Mass., are poised to grow their client base and business.
DynCorp of Reston, Va., will realign its business units to pursue more aggressively information technology services and outsourcing opportunities as the company shoots for $2.5 billion in revenue by 2001.
World Wide Technology Inc. of St. Louis is banking on a partnership with work-flow and document management software maker FileNet to make a bigger splash in the solutions and services arena.
As federal agencies purchase more workstations off the General Services Administration schedule and less off open-ended contract vehicles, vendors must differentiate themselves by the integration and post-sales support they deliver, industry officials said.
