FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         JMD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1996                      (202) 616-2765
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT AWARDS CONTRACTS TO EIGHT WASHINGTON, D.C.-AREA FIRMS

Streamlined Contract Award Process Cuts Red Tape for Data Processing Services

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice has awarded contracts, worth up to $152 million each, to eight Washington D.C.-metro area companies that could significantly streamline the way federal agencies purchase automated data processing services.

Under the five year agreement, known as the Information Technology Systems & Services-2001 Program, or ITSS-2001 Program, Justice Department offices and components and other federal agencies can contract with any of the eight companies that best matches their individual ADP needs.

"Today's agreement cuts miles of red tape. Agencies now can avoid the traditional procurement process, which often was lengthy and cumbersome, and deal directly with these contractors," said Stephen R. Colgate, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Management Division.

"These companies can deliver virtually every ADP service now available," he said. "This program will take the ADP programs of the Department of Justice and other federal agencies into the next century."

The companies involved in the program are:
    BDM Engineering Services Co.
    CACI International, Inc.
    DynCorp Information & Engineering Technology, Inc.
    Keane Federal Systems, Inc.
    Logicon Syscon, Inc.
    Management Technology (Mantech) Systems
    Engineering Corporation
    Ogden Professional Services Corporation
    Vitro Corporation

The contracts will be administered by the Department's Justice Management Division (JMD) and incorporate the new features of the Acquisition Reform Initiative and the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA). As part of its contract management role, JMD will employ the Internet and electronic management tools to give client agencies guidance on how to use the contracts, as well as access to information on past-performance "report cards" for the eight companies.

Mark Boster, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for JMD's Information Resources Management, said, "Justice offices, as well as other federal agencies, will have fast, efficient access to comprehensive services throughout the entire ADP development life cycle. These services run the gamut from expert consultants, requirements analysis, security planning, acquisition assistance, system design, programming, network management, business process reengineering, and upgrading and maintenance of all ADP systems."

Federal agencies are urged to contact Surrindar Singh Hansra at 202-514-5699 for more information on these innovative contracts.

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