November snapshot: security

NOV 2011:  The Department of Homeland Security has awarded ManTech International Corporation a contract valued at $5.9 million to provide a wide range of information technology services that support the congressionally mandated Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act). The award has a base period of performance of one year and three option years.

NOV 2011:  The US Department of Defense has awarded V-Tech Solutions, Inc. (V-Tech) a $4.1 million contract to provide forensic accounting services to the U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in support of Task Force (TF) 2010. It provides commanders and acquisition teams with situational understanding regarding the flow of contract funds and recommends actions to deny insurgents the opportunity to benefit from illicit revenue.

Nov 2011:  The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has selected CACI International Inc. as one of three prime contractors to provide background investigation fieldwork services. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is for a ten-month base period and four option years and has a ceiling value of $2.5 billion.

NOV 2011:  The U.S. Missile Defense Agency awarded CSC a task order to provide systems engineering support for all MDA-funded ballistic missile defense systems. The task order, which has a one-year base period and a one-year option, has an estimated total two-year value of $80 million.

NOV 2011:  The City of Atlanta has awarded a contract to Motorola to integrate disparate public and private surveillance camera systems into one common operational environment in the Video Integration Center (VIC). Motorola’s Global Services organization leads a team including ADT Commercial Security, a Tyco International company and CIBER, Inc. to provide a comprehensive solution for the city.  Motorola and ADT Commercial Security have completed the implementation of the first phase of the project by upgrading the city’s existing cameras from analog to digital, and from leased line to wireless backhaul. ADT Government Services Division managed the installation of the wireless network and pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) cameras in the downtown Atlanta Metro area. 

Veteran Affairs

NOV 2011:  The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs of the State has purchased a First Response Water System from PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. The purchase of the system is part of an overall disaster response initiative implemented by the Governor of Alaska. The system will be delivered per contract in January 2012.

Nov 2011:  The Department of Veteran Affairs has selected Virtual Corporation’s Sustainable Planner® software program to manage and maintain over 100 disaster recovery and contingency plans. The program will support Business Continuity in within the Region 2 and 3 Interim Data Centers. 

NOV 2011:  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded DFINE, Inc. a five-year Federal Supply Schedule contract.  According to the terms of the contract, DFINE will supply the StabiliT® Radiofrequency Targeted Vertebral Augmentation™ (RF-TVA) System and all related products to treat vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) to the V.A. system, representing 950 facilities throughout the country.

Nov 2011:  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded By Light Professional IT Service Inc. a contract for the Omaha Regional Medical Center. By Light and team members World Wide Technology (WWT) and Ekahau will implement an Ekahau Real-Time Location Tracking System (RTLS) Sensor platform over a Cisco 802.11 Wireless network to automatically monitor and manage environmentally sensitive medications, supplies, foods, and other items in the VA Nebraska - Western Iowa Health Care System. The facilities covered by the award include the Omaha Nebraska VA Medical Center and seven Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC) in Nebraska: Bellevue, Grand Island, Holdrege, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, O’Neill, and one in Shenandoah, Iowa. 

November snapshot: transportation

NOV 2011:  A transit operating authority located in the Southeast has placed a $2.2 million order with DRI Corporation for Digital Recorders® automatic vehicle location (“AVL”) systems.

Nov 2011:  The U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy has awarded Mercury Associates, Inc., a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for services to support Federal agencies in fulfilling the requirements of Presidential Memorandum - Federal Fleet Performance. The contract term is for as many as five years and has a potential value of $5 million. The Federal Government operates the largest fleet in America, with more than 650,000 vehicles.

NOV 2011:  Missouri Department of Transportation awards TransCore a $3.3 million contract to replace their existing traffic management software system and integrate TransCore’s TransSuite® traffic management software into the Gateway Guide program, a system designed to relieve congestion and improve safety in the St. Louis area, the state’s largest city and the 16th-largest urban area in the country. The system cutover will be complete by April 2012.

November snapshot: state government

NOV 2011:  The State of Kansas has awarded Accenture a five-year contract to develop and implement a new benefits eligibility system known as the Kansas Eligibility and Enforcement System (KEES). The new system will provide Kansas with greater integration across human service programs and better meet citizen needs by providing online access to human services and eligibility information as an alternative to office visits.

NOV 2011:  The State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has awarded Time Warner Cable Business Class a multi-year services contract with making the company’s suite of next generation network and internet solutions available to all state agencies.

Healthcare in October 2011

OCT 2011:  The National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research has awarded Harris Corporation, a communications and information technology company, a $37 million contract. The contract, which includes one base year and four one-year options, continues Harris’ twenty-nine year legacy of providing comprehensive clinical data management for the National Cancer Institute’s intramural clinical trials program.

Government IT & comms in October 2011

Oct 2011:  US Government end-users have awarded Globecomm Systems Inc., a provider of communications solutions and services,  multiple contracts valued at approximately $4 million to provide Ku and X band aeronautical services. Combining its global teleports, satellite capacity, dedicated terrestrial backbone, Network Operations Center and 24x7 Help Desk, Globecomm will deliver the same quality voice, data and video services and support to aircraft that it provides to land- and maritime-based end-users. These services enable the US Government to transmit large amounts of data to and from aircraft for multiple applications

State government in October 2011

Oct 2011:  Delaware has awarded NIC Inc. a contract for eGovernment services. The agreement The State of Delaware awarded Delaware Interactive, LLC, a Dover-based subsidiary of NIC, a three-year contract with three one-year renewals that will run through September 2017.

Education in October 2011

OCT 2011:  The Houston Independent School District (HISD) has selected SciQuest’s Supplier Diversity solutions to support its best-in-class supplier diversity program. The Houston Independent School District is the seventh largest public school system in the nation and the largest in Texas. The organization, which is responsible for more than 202,000 students and encompasses 301 square miles within greater Houston, is implementing SciQuest’s technology to help understand its suppliers’ diversity certifications and ensure that those certifications are valid and accurate.