Intergraph Solutions Group Installation Management, Security Solutions Now Available On the Air Force Way E-Marketplace.Business Editors & High Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2002 U.S. Navy, Air Force sign agreement allowing Air Force purchases on Installation Management/Facilities CAD2 (IM/FCAD2) contract Intergraph Solutions Group, a division of Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR), announced today the availability of the Installation Management/Facilities CAD2 (IM/FCAD2) governmentwide acquisition contract to Air Force personnel on the AFWay Web site at https://afway.af.mil. The agreement between the Air Force Commercial Information Technology - Product Area Directorate (CIT-PAD CIT-PAD Commercial Information Technology Product Area Directorate ) and the U.S. Navy Facilities Engineering The term "facilities engineering" evolved from "plant engineering" in the early 1990s as U.S. workplaces became more complex. Practitioners preferred this term because it more accurately reflected the multidisciplinary demands for specialized conditions in a wider variety of indoor Command (NAVFAC NAVFAC Naval Facilities Engineering Command NAVFAC Naval Facility ) gives Air Force customers access to facility engineering and security solutions available on IM/FCAD2. Users can purchase software, hardware and services related to geographic information systems, computer-aided dispatch, decision support solutions, network infrastructure, information assurance, asset and maintenance management and other facility solutions. Since its award in 1993, IM/FCAD2 has been a premier vehicle for the Department of Defense and civilian agencies to purchase facilities engineering software, hardware, services, maintenance and training. The 12-year, $400 million indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity Noun 1. indefinite quantity - an estimated quantity quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify (IDIQ IDIQ Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (contracting/procurement) ) contract provides geographic information systems, mapping, computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive and drafting, asset management, public safety, environmental and related facility engineering solutions, including both Intergraph and third-party solutions. The contract also makes Intergraph's range of homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States services readily available for Air Force purchase. "The CIT-PAD greatly appreciates the Navy's willingness to partner with us on the IM/FCAD2 contract," said Col. Neal I. Fox, the CIT-PAD director. "We look forward to working with Intergraph as a team partner on this contract vehicle." "Adding the IM/FCAD2 contract to AFWay gives our Air Force customers access to proven, leading-edge technical solutions that address the needs of government IT managers in today's environment," said Joe Fehrenbach, vice president of Government Programs at Intergraph Government Solutions. "We expect to see an immediate boost in contract use, especially in homeland security and decision support solutions. We look forward to working closely with Air Force personnel to meet their information technology needs." Intergraph Background Information Intergraph Solutions Group (ISG ISG Iraq Study Group ISG Iraq Survey Group ISG International Steel Group ISG Integrated Security Gateway ISG Information Systems Group ISG Information Systems Group (IBM) ISG Integrated Starter/Generator ), a division of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ:INGR), is a systems integration and management consulting Noun 1. management consulting - a service industry that provides advice to those in charge of running a business service industry - an industry that provides services rather than tangible objects company that provides leading-edge business and technical solutions to a diverse portfolio of government and commercial clients. Backed by more than 30 years of technology innovation, ISG partners with clients to help them achieve their vision, mission and goals through intelligent deployment of best practices and information technology. ISG is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, and has strategically positioned offices nationwide. For more information about Intergraph Solutions Group, please call 800/747-2232 or visit http://www.intergraph.com/solutions. EDITORS: Register to receive all Intergraph press releases by e-mail at the following address: http://www.intergraph.com/press.asp |
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