Powerware Corporation Awarded Major FAA Support Contract.Business Editors/High Tech Writers RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2001 Powerware Corporation, part of Invensys, plc has been awarded a Contractor Depot Logistics Support contract (CDLS CDLS Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation CDLS Communications Data Link System (US Navy) CDLS Contractor Depot Logistics Support CDLS Confederazione Democratica Lavoratori Sammarinese CDLS Corrugated Di-Electric Lined Surface ) by the U.S. Government Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control (FAA). This sole source contract represents a new award that follows on from the original CDLS contract awarded to Exide Electronics Group Inc. (now operating as Powerware Corporation) on July 9, 1996. The one-year contract awarded by the FAA, with four one-year extendable options, is estimated at a potential cumulative value of $16 million. Powerware provides inventory, spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and logistics support for 25 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center ) throughout 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. . The Powerware Depot purchases and manages centralized parts inventories and services from 150 vendors to satisfy the FAA's critical power requirements. "This sole source award is a validation of the Powerware operating model Operating Model is a term that is used in many contexts. In essence an operating model describes how an organization operates across both business and technology domains. The Operating Model describes what is important for the organization. in support of the FAA's requirements," said Rick Marcotte, vice president and general manager of the Powerware Federal Systems Division. "We have demonstrated our commitment to the FAA by implementing the depot infrastructure and business processes required to keep these very mission critical sites up and running 100 percent of the time." Based on current contract awards, Powerware is the largest UPS supplier to the government marketplace, and is recognized for providing the highest quality products and services to some of the most critical and classified operations in the world. Background: Invensys Powerware Division is a US$2.6 billion global leader in the power solutions industry. Offering the broadest range of product and services available today, Invensys Powerware integrates a full line of AC and DC power systems, power conversion products, standby batteries, telephone line surge suppression The diverting and/or diminishing of excessive current and voltage from the AC power line, which can damage sensitive electronic equipment. Power surges generally last less than 50 microseconds, but can reach as much as 6,000 volts and draw 3,000 amps when they arrive at the equipment. , power management software, remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a , turnkey integration services and site support, providing a seamless solution. Powerware systems and services increase enterprise-wide systems availability and are utilized in local and wide area networking, data and voice over IP, colocation facilities, fixed-line and wireless communication networks, and industrial manufacturing. Invensys Powerware Division is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and is part of Invensys plc. A global leader in the Automation and Controls industry, Invensys plc is headquartered in London, England, and operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions - Software Systems, Automation Systems, Powerware Division and Control Systems. |
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