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April 3, 2009 |
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General Dynamics Awarded General Services Administration Alliant Contract for Information-Technology Solutions
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has been awarded an Alliant
contract by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide federal
government agencies with integrated information technology solutions for
evolving needs on a global basis. Alliant is a 10-year multiple-award,
indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC).
The contract has a $50 billion potential value among all 59 awardees if all
options are exercised.
Through this contract, General Dynamics will provide infrastructure, application
and information technology management services to support federal government
agencies. Alliant is a successor contract to the Applications n’ Support for
Widely Diverse End-User Requirements (ANSWER) and Millennia government-wide
technology contracts. General Dynamics currently holds the ANSWER contract.
“As a long-standing partner of the General Services Administration, General
Dynamics is committed to providing outstanding information technology and
mission-support services to agencies throughout the federal government,” said
Jerry DeMuro, executive vice president of the Information Systems and Technology
group for General Dynamics. “General Dynamics will help federal agencies achieve
seamless and efficient access to the vital information-technology solutions
necessary for them to successfully fulfill their missions.”
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., employs approximately
92,300 people worldwide. The company is a market leader in business aviation;
land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and
marine systems; and information systems and technologies. More information about
General Dynamics is available online at www.gd.com.
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