27 Sep 2007 | Ref. 300/2007
MCLEAN, Virginia - BAE Systems has been awarded a five year contract by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide IT application development for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BAE Systems has been providing application development services to the BLS since 1992. The Blanket Purchase Agreement under General Services Administration schedule brings a potential value of more than $120 million.
Under this contract, BAE Systems will continue to provide development, sustainment and operation of highly sophisticated systems generating numerous Principal Federal Economic Indicators. More than 200 technical staff with capabilities in system architecture, software engineering, databases, business intelligence, and statistical applications are employed on the contract.
“BAE Systems will continue to grow its long-standing relationship with the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor by bringing its extensive expertise in developing solutions that enable delivery of critical measures of the U.S. economy,” said Rick Schieffelin, president of BAE Systems Information Technology.
BAE Systems Information Technology is a full-service solutions provider of information systems and services that offers network and managed IT operations to provide secure, reliable solutions in support of mission-critical customer needs. BAE Systems Information Technology supports advanced computing operations across the federal government and is directly involved with many of the government’s most sophisticated agencies in delivering new technologies. Internally, BAE Systems Information Technology has been growing its Enterprise IT business area to include the in-sourcing of the company’s IT services across its operations in North America.
About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is the premier global defense and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. BAE Systems, with 96,000 employees worldwide, had 2006 sales that exceeded $27 billion on a pro forma basis, assuming BAE Systems had owned Armor Holdings, Inc. for the whole of 2006.
For further information, please contact:
Jennifer LoProto, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 873 3716 Mobile: +1 703 963 9522
jennifer.loproto@baesystems.com
Susan Lenover, BAE Systems
Tel: +1 703 907 8259 Mobile: +1 703 850 1621
susan.lenover@baesystems.com
