BTG Wins TVA Open Systems Contract.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 7, 1997--BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI) announced that it has been awarded a $10 million, one-year contract by the Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), independent U.S. government corporate agency, created in 1933 by act of Congress; it is responsible for the integrated development of the Tennessee River basin. (TVA TVA: see Tennessee Valley Authority. ). The contract has the option of four additional years, with potential contract capacity of $50 million. The work will be performed by BTG's operation in Chattanooga, Tennessee “Chattanooga” redirects here. For other uses, see Chattanooga (disambiguation). Chattanooga is the fourth-largest city in Tennessee (after Memphis, Nashville, and Knoxville), and the seat of Hamilton CountyGR6 . Under the terms of the award, BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group will provide TVA facilities throughout the Tennessee Valley The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to northwest Georgia and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. with Unix-based servers, workstations, hardware, software and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , including warranty maintenance and integration. BTG Senior Program Manager Sue Miller said the new award is the third major information systems contract awarded to the company by TVA since September. The previous awards are to supply the TVA with information technology services (BTG-96-31, Oct. 29, 1996) and with microcomputers (BTG-96-25, Oct. 4, 1996). "We are especially pleased to be selected for this Unix award, under which we can help TVA move to a more powerful and sophisticated level of computer service," Miller said. "The utility industry is highly competitive, but TVA has always been a leader in efficient and cost-effective delivery of power. This contract is another way of helping TVA maintain its competitive edge." BTG won TVA's Outstanding Supplier Award in 1996, the fourth consecutive year it has been honored by the TVA for excellent performance. BTG provides information technology services and products to government and commercial clients. The company specializes in systems engineering, integration and network systems, Internet/intranet access and services, custom computer manufacturing, and the value-added reselling of hardware, software and services. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet at http://www.btg.com/, by e-mail at info@btg.com, or by calling 703-556-6518. CONTACT: BTG Inc. John Graham John Graham, Johnny Graham or Jack Graham may be: In politics and history:
Theda Parrish, 703/761-6581, E-mail: tparrish@btg.com |
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