SMAC Wins Coveted Treasury Department Hardware Contract.

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999--SMAC Data Systems (SMAC) announced Monday that it has been selected as the only small business winner of the coveted Treasury Department Acquisition-3 (TDA-3) IDIQ contract established as a special purchasing vehicle to provide a coordinated departmental wide approach to meeting microprocessor based workstation and related service requirements.

The contract provides for the purchase of workstations, notebook computers, servers, printers, networking products, peripherals, software and related services. "With a spending limit of $200,000,000 over the two year life of this award, SMAC should become well established as a brand name in the Federal IT marketplace," said Ashok Mehan, president of the organization.

The award announcement by Treasury came as no surprise in Gaithersburg where SMAC is already known as a local success story with a remarkable record of achievement. Founded by Mehan in 1990, it has grown into a nationally recognized computer manufacturer that produces and supports computer networks worldwide.

SMAC has the necessary infrastructure and technical expertise to compete head to head with the heavy weights in the industry, and does so very successfully.

In a recent price/performance competition among desktop computer manufacturers who serve the government markets, SMAC rated number one, well ahead of its' much larger competitors. In the November Industry Week Magazine SMAC was designated as one of the "25 Most Successful Small Manufacturers in the USA".

"We are ready and eager to provide for the Treasury Department's hardware and software needs for the next 2 years" said Bobby Khullar, executive vice president of SMAC and leader of the Treasury marketing team. It will be a tall order for the small manufacturer to become a major supplier to mega department of government with 12 huge operating bureaus but SMAC appears to be up to the challenge.