Commonwealth of Virginia Selects Northrop Grumman for $2 Billion IT Infrastructure Partnership Contract
14 Novembre 2005 - 7:03PM
PR Newswire (US)
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded an interim contract by the
commonwealth of Virginia to help transform and improve its
information technology infrastructure to ensure quality services
are delivered to state agencies and the citizens they serve. The
interim contract phase is funded at $3.5 million. Upon review by
Virginia's General Assembly, the interim contract will transition
to a 10-year contract valued at approximately $2 billion and will
include cost reimbursable, fixed-priced and fixed-unit pricing
contractual provisions. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology
(IT) sector will support the Virginia Information Technologies
Agency (VITA) in its IT infrastructure transformation of 91
executive branch agencies. Northrop Grumman was selected under the
commonwealth's Public-Private Education Facilities and
Infrastructure Act of 2002. Through the use of this law, VITA is
pioneering a model for information technology governance and
operational excellence which represents the most comprehensive
reform of state government information technology in the nation.
This model establishes Virginia as a leader in the use of
technology in government. "This unique public-private partnership
builds on the company's strong relationship with the commonwealth
and is a true landmark in the way state government serves its
citizens," said Hugh Taylor, president of Northrop Grumman IT's
Commercial, State and Local Solutions business. "Northrop Grumman
looks forward to creating a long-term relationship with the
professionals at VITA and with the commonwealth to help deliver
top-quality information technology service to Virginia's citizens
and customers." "We applaud Gov. Mark Warner, the Secretary of
Technology, and the Information Technology Investment Board for
their vision and leadership in undertaking a revolution in
government that will serve as a model for other states," said James
O'Neill, corporate vice president and president of the company's IT
sector. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman and the commonwealth
will partner to transform the IT infrastructure which is critical
to the operations of state government. Additionally, this IT
transformation will help improve services for Virginia's citizens
by providing them with advanced technology. IT services provided by
the infrastructure partnership will include network services,
desktop services and e-mail, data-center consolidation and
management, customer-care services, call centers, and other
infrastructure projects and services. Northrop Grumman will provide
career opportunities to the current VITA workforce of approximately
900 employees to build a team to continue IT support to
commonwealth agencies. The company will construct a continuity of
operations and customer support operations center in southwestern
Virginia. The company's teammates on the contract include:
Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, Calif.; Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean,
Va.; Gateway, Irvine, Calif.; and MCI, Ashburn, Va. Northrop
Grumman, with nearly 32,000 employees in Virginia, is the
commonwealth's largest non-retail private employer, and provides
information technology solutions to several local Virginia
governments, including Roanoke and Stafford counties. Northrop
Grumman Information Technology, headquartered in McLean, Va., is a
trusted IT leader and premier provider of advanced IT solutions,
engineering and business services for government and commercial
clients. The company's technological leadership spans such areas as
homeland security solutions, health IT solutions, secure wireless,
cyber and physical assurance, IT and network infrastructure,
managed services, knowledge management, modeling and simulation,
and geospatial intelligence solutions. Future performance of
Northrop Grumman Corporation is subject to various factors,
including risks and uncertainties, that are set out from time to
time in its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, including without limitation Forms 10K and 10Q.
DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman Information Technology CONTACT: Juli
Ballesteros, APR, for Northrop Grumman Information Technology,
+1-703-713-4675, Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com/
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