AverStar's Intermetrics Plays Integral Part On $400 Million INS Stars Contract Team; AverStar Revenue Estimated at $28 Million.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1998--AverStar, Inc. today announced that its Intermetrics subsidiary, as a member of a team headed by Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. ), was awarded the Systems Management Integration (SM/I) services contract under the Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Naturalization naturalization, official act by which a person is made a national of a country other than his or her native one. In some countries naturalized persons do not necessarily become citizens but may merely acquire a new nationality. Service's (INS INS abbr. 1. Immigration and Naturalization Service 2. International News Service Noun 1. INS ) Service Technology Alliance Resources (STARS) program. The total potential value of the five-year SM/I contract is approximately $400 million and will result in an estimated $28 million in revenue for AverStar. The SM/I award to the SAIC team is the first of five contracts to come out of INS' $1.2 billion Service Technology Alliance Resources (STARS) program which is designed to oversee the continued development of the agency's information systems. Under the terms of the contract, SAIC and its subcontractors will act as the primary planners and integrators of ongoing systems development at INS over the next five years. "AverStar's subsidiaries continue to succeed in both government and commercial business," said Michael Alexander Michael Charles Alexander, (November 20 1920 – December 19 2004), was a British Captain in the Special Boat Service, and a German Army Prisoner of War held captive at Oflag IV-C. , chairman 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. of AverStar. "We have been working with the INS for four years as part of its Information Technology Partnership. That work is currently transitioning to the STARS program. Our success in building on existing contracts and winning re-competes, in partnership with an acquisition strategy, will help ensure the growth of our business." AverStar employees working on-site in Washington, D.C. will apply their expertise in a number of critical areas to the STARS SM/I project to provide requirements analysis (project) requirements analysis - The process of reviewing a business's processes to determine the business needs and functional requirements that a system must meet. and validation, systems integration, software development, task order management, test and evaluation services, quality assurance, configuration management and system fielding and evaluation services. The team on the SM/I contract includes SAIC as prime contractor, with AverStar's Intermetrics, Management Systems Designers, Inc., the INDUS Corporation, High Performance Technologies, Inc. and The Analysis Corporation as subcontractors. "Our team has detailed knowledge of the INS culture, organization, personnel and environment," said Scott Donaldson, SAIC's senior program manager for the SM/I contract. "As a result, we will be able to rapidly respond to work requests and to develop a true alliance with all INS organizations." About AverStar, Inc. AverStar, formed by the recent merger of Intermetrics and Pacer Infotec, creates and validates exceptional software and solutions for the critical systems of government and commercial customers. The company consistently delivers high-quality, reliable products and services in areas such as civil government, aerospace, defense, and corporate enterprise. AverStar headquarters are located in Burlington, Mass., with 30 offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Please visit AverStar's Website at www.averstar.com. CONTACT: AverStar, Inc. Charles Johnson Charles Johnson may refer to:
202-414-8612 cjohnso@itp.eds.com or RourkeMS&L Leanne Agurkis/Meredith Mendola 617-267-1909 x 311/ x 346 lagurkis@rourkemsl.com mmendola@rourkemsl.com |
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