For release: 29 Aug 2007
EDS Awarded $68 Million Contract Extension by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for Enterprise Standard Architecture III Program
HERNDON, Virginia – EDS today announced it has been awarded a $68 million contract extension by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), an organization within the U.S. Department of Justice, to provide day-to-day seat management services under the ATF Enterprise Standard Architecture III (ESA III) contract. Services provided by EDS include hardware/software acquisition, desktop PC maintenance and support; application server management; messaging; peripherals; local area network management; overall system security; help desk services; disaster recovery planning and preparation; and new technology insertion.
The ESA III contract was created to use information technology (IT) to enhance the ATF's ability to conduct its mission to enforce the federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco, firearms, explosives and arson. ATF awarded the initial five-year, $300 million ESA III contract to EDS in December 2003. The newly awarded contract extension will begin when the initial term of the contract expires in December 2008 and will run through December 2010.
The contract extension will give the ATF greater flexibility as it transitions employees to a Microsoft Vista operating system environment. ATF desktop systems will be refreshed in 2008 with hardware capable of running Microsoft Vista, allowing ATF employees to transition to the new operating system as they become ready. EDS Agility Alliance partners Sun Microsystems and EMC are providing products and services to ATF under the ESA III contract.
“The early acceptance of this contract extension demonstrates the success of the partnership between ATF and EDS,” said Dennis Stolkey, vice president and general manager, EDS U.S. Public Sector. “With this extension, EDS will continue to provide the services necessary to support approximately 7,000 ATF desktops, nationwide and globally, and help ATF employees collect and disseminate the information law enforcement professionals need to fight crime.”
The ESA contract is flexible enough to accommodate advances in technology and to build an infrastructure that works better, costs less, and reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) of IT assets. By allowing EDS to manage their IT services, ATF is reducing TCO while improving performance and customer satisfaction. The overall goal of the contract is to provide essential hardware and software products along with the services necessary to facilitate continued mission effectiveness for agents, inspectors, scientists, and administrative support staff nationwide.
The statements in this news release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding the amount of new contract values, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond EDS' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For information concerning these risks and uncertainties, see EDS' most recent Form 10-K. EDS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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