SRA awarded NIH CIO-SP contract.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1996--SRA International has been awarded the Chief Information Officers Solutions and Partners (CIO-SP) contract by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

CIO-SP is a multiple-award contract to 20 companies to provide support for the NIH and its institutes, centers, and divisions, the Department of Health and Human Services and other government agencies.

Users of the contract may procure a broad array of hardware, software and technology services, ranging from telecommunications to data-center services to Year 2000 solutions. The five-year contract has no ceiling limitation.

SRA will provide complete information technology solutions including operations, integration services, telecommuting services, telecommunications, security and Year 2000 services.

SRA team members include American Management Systems (AMS), Caleum Research, Computer Data Systems Inc. (CDSI), Dun & Bradstreet Software, Ellsworth Associates Inc., Hughes Information Technology Services, Lucent Technologies Inc., Management Systems Designers (MSD), Micro Focus, Microsoft Planning Technologies Inc. (PTI), Software Emancipation Technologies Inc., Tech Data, Sterling Software and the University of Wisconsin.

"We have assembled a truly exceptional team of companies to help government CIOs meet their challenges," said Michael Duffy, SRA's vice president of Health Systems. "We look forward to establishing long-term partnerships with CIOs and their organizations, and are pleased to be chosen by NIH for this important initiative."

SRA is a systems integrator that provides high-value network solutions for business and government, and focuses on national defense, healthcare management, civil government, law, telecommunications, media and international markets.

For additional information on SRA, see (http://www.sra.com).

CONTACT: SRA International Inc.

Laura Luke, 703/803-1856