News | April 1, 2009

Wyle Selected As Prime Contractor For Government-Wide IT Acquisition Contract

El Segundo, CA - Wyle has been selected as one of several prime contractors to provide information technology services and solutions to federal government and Department of Defense agencies under the General Services Administration (GSA) Alliant Government-wide Acquisition Contract. The award could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Wyle over the life of the contract, which has a contract ceiling of $50B.

The scope of the Alliant contract vehicle includes any and all components of an integrated Information Technology (IT) solution, including all current and any new technologies which may emerge during the life cycle of the contract, and IT systems and services in support of National Security Systems.

The Alliant award is a 10-year Multiple Award/Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract with a five-year base contract and one five-year contract option. The contract supports various task order contract types including Fixed Price, Cost and Time and Material, and Labor Hour.

The Alliant program is aligned with Federal Enterprise Architecture to support information technology investment planning. It covers all components to support integrated information technology solutions requirements including infrastructure, enterprise application services, and information technology management services. It also provides for integration of current and future technologies over the life of the contract.

Under the Alliant contract, Wyle will support regional and global information technology requirements, meet increased small business subcontracting goals, and provide ancillary support to offer integrated information technology solutions to all of its customers.

Wyle is a longtime Federal prime contractor, with resources, program leadership, and capabilities to meet agency operational requirements. Wyle's experience includes:

  • Network engineering and management for the Department of Labor Job Corps
  • Systems integration and engineering for the Office of Naval Research
  • Help desk and technical support for the Department of Energy
  • Telecommunications for the Federal Aviation Administration
  • Information assurance and cybersecurity for the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command
  • Scientific services support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  • Managed services and seat management for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and
  • Software development and engineering for NASA

Wyle's technological expertise and innovation enable it to satisfy the most demanding customers. The company has created a dedicated Alliant program office providing day-to-day corporate commitment focused on the optimization of the Alliant program.

The company has pre-qualified nearly three dozen subcontractors to supplement and broaden its capabilities through Alliant. Wyle's team includes small and large businesses; has leading edge technology expertise - high performance data centers; supplements Wyle's core capabilities in specialized program areas such as biometrics, nanotechnology, enterprise-wide data security; provides the ability to supplement the team with niche and specialty contractors; and has past performance and current support to most major federal civilian and defense agencies.

SOURCE: Wyle