CACI Honored For Use Of Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses As Subcontractors
Arlington, VA - CACI International Inc. announced recently that the company has been honored by the Department of Defense (DoD) for its wide use of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business subcontractors on DoD contracts for which CACI serves as prime. This is the second consecutive year that the company's use of these companies has surpassed the goal set by the federal Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program. This government initiative provides federal contracting assistance to these small businesses and applies to all federal agencies that employ one or more contracting officers.
The award was presented to CACI and four other large business DoD prime contractors on November 5th at an awards ceremony at the Pentagon. The event recognized the companies for "the dedication and efforts made toward significantly increasing subcontracting opportunities for service-disabled veteran-owned small business" and cited the fact that the firms met or exceeded three percent (3%) of their subcontract awards to these small businesses.
For CACI, the award not only acknowledges the commitment to working with veterans with disabilities as subcontractors, but also serves to highlight the firm's ongoing efforts to support veterans through a number of company-wide initiatives. These include sponsoring and providing support to Comfort for America's Uniformed Services (Cause) and CACI's Deploying Talent Creating Careers program, which identifies qualified disabled veterans to hire into open CACI positions.
CACI's support for DoD programs encompasses a wide range of initiatives for all the U.S. Armed Forces. Ongoing work includes developing and rapidly deploying state-of-the-art communications for high-visibility missions in remote tactical zones; enhancing command and control capabilities; training troops for asymmetric warfare that involves countering improvised explosive devices; and improving logistics for greater efficiency, reduced cost, and more reliable deployment scheduling.
According to Bill Fairl, CACI's President of U.S. Operations, "At CACI, we recognize the vital role subcontractors play in successfully fulfilling so much of the contract work we perform as a prime contractor for the federal government. We're proud that this honor from the Department of Defense highlights the fact that many of the companies we work with are owned by veterans who have been injured in the line of duty."
CACI President and CEO Paul Cofoni said, "This award for supporting the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program is very gratifying for all of us at CACI. It recognizes our support for vital national priorities, and it emphasizes the value we place on all the men and women who have completed their service in the U.S. Armed Forces and all those who continue to counter terrorism worldwide."
CACI International Inc. provides the IT and network solutions needed to prevail in today's new era of national security, intelligence, and e-government. From systems integration and managed network solutions to knowledge management, engineering, simulation, and information assurance, we deliver the IT applications and infrastructures our federal customers use to improve communications and collaboration, secure the integrity of information systems and networks, enhance data collection and analysis, and increase efficiency and mission effectiveness. Our solutions lead the transformation of national security and intelligence, assure homeland security, enhance decision-making, and help government to work smarter, faster, and more responsively. CACI is a member of the Fortune 1000 Largest Companies of 2007 and the Russell 2000 index. CACI provides dynamic careers for approximately 11,400 employees working in over 120 offices in the U.S. and Europe. CACI is the IT provider for a networked world.
SOURCE: CACI International Inc.