ARMY SMALL COMPUTER PROGRAM AWARDS IGOV.COM ADMC-1 BPA.iGov.com is one of the awardees of the $300 million Army Desktop and Mobile Computing-1 (ADMC-1) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ) by the U.S. Army, Small Computer Program (SCP (1) (Service Control Point) A node in an SS7 telephone network that provides an interface to databases, which may reside within the SCP computer or in other computers. ). Under the three-year agreement, iGov.com will deliver a broad portfolio of commercial-off-the-shelf IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) platform solutions - across desktop, notebook, and peripherals - as well as associated services. iGov.com is the exclusive provider of IBM solutions on ADMC-1 ADMC-1 replaces two existing Army Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) ) platform purchasing contracts - Army Portable-3 and PC-3, which expire July 2001 and April 2002, respectively. ADMC-1 takes effect immediately. The iGov.com BPA allows Federal agency users from the Army, as well as the Departments of Defense, Interior, Justice, Treasury, Transportation, State, Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records. , U.S. Congress, and the Office of the President, to purchase IBM desktop and notebook computers and peripherals. Services included on the BPA include three-year on-site warranty support for desktops and peripherals, as well as a three-year hot-swap for notebooks. Other services include: installation, image blasting and custom imaging, and asset tagging, which can be ordered as part of a hardware delivery order. "The ADMC-1 BPA provides agencies with the opportunity to take full advantage of the rapid pace of information technology advancements," said Patrick Neven, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , iGov.com. "We believe iGov's exclusive IBM solution showcases the latest technology coupled with highly competitive pricing." "We are very pleased to offer our market-leading products exclusively through iGov's ADMC-1 BPA," said Alex Wong, Federal Personal Computing Division sales manager, IBM. "IBM has long been dedicated to providing government agencies with the tools they need to better serve citizens." "The ADMC-1 vehicle allows iGov to continue supporting the Army with IBM NetVista Desktop and ThinkPad Notebook systems," said Brad Mack, Vice President of Sales, iGov.com. "We are delighted to have the opportunity to better serve our Army customers in this way. CECOM CECOM Communications Electronics Command (US Army) CECOM National Center for Communications of the Civil Protection Agency Contracting and the Small Computer Program must be congratulated on an absolutely superb procurement." Within ADMC-1, iGov.com will have the ability to add new IBM technologies to the BPA as they become available over the next three years. The BPA expires three years from the date of issuance or at the end of the Federal Supply Service (FSS) IT contract. |
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