CALIBRE Awarded $2 Million Contract for Management and Programmatic Support for the DoD CIO Executive Board Secretariat Outreach, Planning, and Management Activities.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- 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. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded CALIBRE calibre see caliber. a contract for Management and Programmatic pro·gram·mat·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having a program. 2. Following an overall plan or schedule: a step-by-step, programmatic approach to problem solving. 3. Support for the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. ) Executive Board Secretariat Secretariat, 1970–89, thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Lucien Laurin and ridden by Ron Turcotte, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in 1973. Secretariat (foaled 1970) U.S. Outreach, Planning, and Management Activities. The contract has a total award value of $2,203,171 if all options are exercised and an 11-month base period of performance. CALIBRE will provide professional staffing and services for planning and execution of the CIO Executive Boards as well as other boards and governance mechanisms; outreach across DoD, congress, and other government entities and the private sector; resource policy, planning, and management; and management and execution of the DoD Section 508 program. CALIBRE's support is intended to assist DoD in reaching the goal of transforming the DoD from a platform-centric information technology environment to one that is net-centric. About CALIBRE Established in 1989, CALIBRE is an employee-owned management and technology services firm. CALIBRE is a total solutions house providing practical and timely solutions to solve management, technology, and program challenges. CALIBRE builds and delivers tailored, integrated, best value solutions that support the responsibilities and mission critical systems of defense, federal civil, state & local, and commercial customers. The company is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. . For more information about CALIBRE's products and services, please visit www.calibresys.com. |
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