SENATE AWARDS SIGNAL INFO TECH SUPPORT CONTRACT WITH EXPECTED VALUE OF $100M.SIGNAL Corporation has been awarded a five year contract with an expected value Expected value The weighted average of a probability distribution. Also known as the mean value. of $100 million through 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. Senate Sergeant At Arms SERGEANT AT ARMS, An officer appointed by a legislative body, whose duties are to enforce the orders given by such bodies, generally under the warrant of its presiding officer. to provide computer help desk support, IT installation and maintenance, and acquisition and inventory for hardware and software for all U.S. Senate offices on Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hill and in 450 field offices across the U.S. "We are honored to have been awarded this prestigious contract. It is a testament to the world-class service provided by SIGNAL employees and our partners," said Roger Mody, SIGNAL President and 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. . "We clearly recognize the importance of the work in front of us and have assembled a team of the best and brightest who are excited to begin supporting the U.S. Senate's critical infrastructure." With 9,000 PCs and 1,000 servers nationwide, speed and efficiency in IT support response are crucial to the smooth functioning of the U.S. Senate's network. The state-of-the-art help desk system will be manned by SIGNAL and will use a vast array of automated support tools and detailed procedure lists to resolve IT problems in just one call. Both SIGNAL and sub-contractor, Hewlett-Packard Company, will handle installation of new equipment. Interstate Van Lines Interstate Van Lines is a moving van company that was founded by Arthur E. Morrissette in 1943, and is still led by members of the Morissette family. It is based in Springfield, Virginia. They advertise "Top Hat Service". will assist with the inventory and transportation services. HP will provide dispatched on-site support at all Senate locations. "HP Services is excited at the prospect of supporting the infrastructure needs of the U.S. Senate with a leadership partner like SIGNAL," said Ralph Lipizzi, head of HP Services Public Sector markets. "With broad geographic service coverage and detailed knowledge of the U.S. Senate infrastructure gained from earlier engagements, we're ready to meet the demanding service-level agreements required of the SIGNAL team." In addition to SIGNAL providing a full range of IT services, the contract also provides for expansion into optional areas of work including: local area network design, threat and vulnerability analysis In information operations, a systematic examination of an information system or product to determine the adequacy of security measures, identify security deficiencies, provide data from which to predict the effectiveness of proposed security measures, and confirm the adequacy of such , network performance monitoring, security, and a variety of systems administration. The contract was awarded for a base year and five option years with work slated to begin on June 1, 2002. |
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