What Happened
Homeland Security Department Moves On Five-Year Contract
The Department of Homeland Security has started making awards on a new five-year, $640 million blanket purchase agreement for technical and related professional services. The contract, known as Architecture, Development, and Platform Technical Services BPA, aims to aid in the migration of business applications to reusable services such as cloud computing. Four companies have been awarded so far: Ernst & Young, Everforth ECS, NetCentric Technology, and the Zolon-PCS joint venture. The awards were made through the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedules program, according to Washington Technology.