ComTeq Federal Awarded Hewlett-Packard GSA Contract.ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 1999--ComTeq Federal Inc. announced today that the United States 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. (GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. ) has awarded a contract modification adding the entire line of Hewlett-Packard (HP) Intel-based systems to ComTeq's GSA Computer Supply Schedule. The GSA Schedule is open to all Federal buyers and is the largest source for acquiring computer equipment in the Government. The value of this contract change is estimated at $10 million per year. The contract runs until 2002. Hewlett Packard is a leading manufacturer of computer products used by the Government. HP's decision to award ComTeq one of its limited supply authorizations for this contract is a recognition of ComTeq's growing strength in the Federal marketplace. In 1998, ComTeq's sales to the Federal Government grew by 42% to $63 million. "We are very excited to add ComTeq to our list of Schedule contract holders. We view ComTeq's high level of network sales and support capabilities as a strong addition to our GSA Schedule Program," said Peter Romness, Hewlett Packard District Manager. ComTeq President Gary Sorkin, said ComTeq was awarded a HP Letter of Supply, because of ComTeq's experience and reputation in the Government market place. "We have experienced strong growth each year, in order to continue this growth, we need to expand our GSA offering. We are very excited about our expanded partnership with Hewlett-Packard," said Sorkin. ComTeq Federal Inc. is a small business ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. (Automatic Data Processing Same as data processing. ) Reseller. The company focuses on supplying PC-based networking systems and supporting peripherals to Federal agencies and related organizations. ComTeq Federal holds a GSA Schedule with over 65 Vendors, a NIH "Not invented here." See digispeak. NIH - The United States National Institutes of Health. ECSII contract featuring 105 technology manufacturers, a SEWPII Compaq authorization, a Department of the Treasury TDA/2 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ) contract as well as numerous other agency BPA's. ComTeq is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. with 1998 revenues of $63 million. The Company is based in Rockville. More information about ComTeq Federal Inc. is available on the Web at WWW.COMTEQ.COM, by E-mail at jwohlleban@comteq.com or by calling 301/340-1100 |
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