ManTech Awarded Department of Justice Consolidated Office Network Blanket Purchase Agreement.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2003 ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT), a Fairfax, Virginia-based IT and technical services solutions provider supporting Department of Defense and intelligence community customers, announced today that the Department of Justice (DOJ (Department Of Justice) The legal arm of the U.S. government that represents the public interest of the United States. It is headed by the Attorney General. ) has selected ManTech as one of three prime contractors to support the Justice Consolidated Office Network (JCON JCON Justice Consolidated Office Network JCON Java Console ) Program. The Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ), which will be administered by DOJ under a 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. federal supply services schedule, was awarded to ManTech by the DOJ's Justice Management Division, Procurement Services Staff, under a competitive solicitation. The total value of the BPAs is estimated to be approximately $100 million per fiscal year for the three BPAs awarded, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the solicitation. The DOJ anticipates the term of the BPA will be between five and ten years, depending on underlying schedule contracts and other factors. To support the JCON program, ManTech will lead a team of premier IT services providers including BAE Systems BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. , Booz Allen Hamilton Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., referred to as Booz Allen is one of the oldest strategy consulting firms in the world.[1] The firm formerly had two consulting divisions: WCB (Worldwide Commercial Business, also known as “The Commercial Side”) and WTB , High Performance Technologies Inc., ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) The built-in firewall in Windows XP. It provides a stateful inspection of packets which accepts only responses to requests originated by the user. Consulting, JenX Systems, Knowledge Consulting Group, Learning Systems International, PEC Solutions Inc., Perot Systems Perot Systems Corporation NYSE: PER is an information technology services provider based in Plano, Texas. Peter Altabef has served as president, chairman, and chief executive officer since 2004. Government Services, and PlanetGov Inc. Commenting on the award, George J. Pedersen, ManTech International Corporation Chairman of the Board, 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. and President stated, "We are very pleased to have been selected for this assignment which recognizes our strong capabilities as a leading IT services provider. The Department of Justice is a strategic customer for ManTech, and this win demonstrates ManTech's commitment to expand our presence on high-priority, large-scale IT initiatives in support of key national programs." The JCON Program is a comprehensive IT infrastructure and support initiative which provides a reliable and robust common office automation platform upon which fourteen of the DOJ's litigating, management, and law enforcement components operate their mission critical applications. JCON also provides the infrastructure to access case management and other mission-related databases, e-Gov applications, and the Department's law enforcement, litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , and administrative systems. JCON utilizes an established Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC (Synchronous Data Link Control) The primary data link protocol used in IBM's SNA networks. It is a bit-oriented synchronous protocol that is a subset of the HDLC protocol. See SNA, DLC and Microsoft DLC. 1. ) methodology for developing the Standard Architecture and deploying JCON systems. Brad Feldmann, ManTech International Corporate Senior Vice President and President of the company's Information Technology Group, which will lead the ManTech effort on JCON, noted, "We are excited about supporting the DOJ on this critical program--our approach and capabilities, supplemented by the strengths and expertise of our team, will enable ManTech to provide advanced, comprehensive, customer-focused solutions." About ManTech International Corporation: Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ManTech International Corporation delivers a broad array of information technology and technical services solutions to U.S. federal government customers, focusing primarily on critical national defense programs for the intelligence community and Department of Defense. ManTech designs, develops, procures, implements, operates, tests and maintains mission-critical, enterprise information technology and communication systems and infrastructures for federal government customers in the United States and 34 countries worldwide. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com. Statements made in this press release, which do not address historical facts, could be interpreted to be forward-looking statements. Examples of such forward looking statements include the ability of ManTech to provide advanced comprehensive customer-focused solutions to the customer and performing the contract for the period indicated. Such statements are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated include, but are not limited to the following: failure of government customers to exercise options under contracts; funding decisions of U.S. Government projects; government contract procurement (such as bid protest) and termination risks; competitive factors such as pricing pressures and/or competition to hire and retain employees; material changes in laws or regulations applicable to the company's businesses and other risk factors discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The statements in this press release are made as of September 11, 2003, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise. |
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