World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator
that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions,
announced today that it has been awarded the Network Centric Solutions-2
(NETCENTS-2) contract vehicle by the U.S. Air Force. The firm-fixed
price, multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ)
contract is worth a maximum of $6.9 billion with a six-year period of
performance and is required for the purchase of net-centric products and
services for the Air Force, Department of Defense (DOD) and other
federal agencies.
“WWT is pleased to be able to leverage this contract vehicle to support
the mission goals and objectives of the Air Force, DOD and affiliated
federal agencies,” said Bob Olwig, vice president of business strategy
and innovation with WWT. “We have a long history of supporting the
federal government and are proud to be putting our technical expertise,
advanced technology solutions, supply chain capabilities and Advanced
Technology Center to work in meeting the central goals of NETCENTS-2.”
WWT adds NETCENTS-2 to its well-established list of purchasing vehicles,
including US Army’s ITES-3H, NASA’s SWEP IV, GSA Schedule and NIH ECS
III. The NETCENTS-2 contract vehicle is intended to deliver commercially
available off-the-shelf (COTS) products to support the Internet Protocol
Network and bring all IT systems into compliance with the U.S. Air Force
enterprise cyberspace architecture. NETCENTS-2 covers a broad range of
integrated services and solutions, including networking equipment,
servers and storage, multi-media, software, peripherals, and identity
management and biometric solutions.
“Our engineering expertise, strategic partnerships, supply chain
logistics and program management capabilities, particularly for the
federal government, will ensure success across the continuum of
operations for our NETCENTS-2 customers,” added Olwig.
About WWT
World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT) is a $5 billion systems integrator
that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions to the
commercial, government and telecom sectors. The company brings to market
a powerful blend of knowledge, infrastructure and technology to help its
customers evaluate, architect and implement technology products and
solutions. Based in St. Louis, WWT works closely with industry leaders
including Boeing (NYSE: BA); Dell (NASDAQ: DELL); Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO);
EMC (NYSE: EMC); HP (NYSE: HPQ); AT&T Inc., (NYSE: ATT); VMware (NYSE:
VMW); Citrix Systems, Inc.; NetApp, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTAP); Microsoft
(NASDAQ: MSFT) and the U.S. Air Force. WWT employs over 2,200 people and
operates more than 2 million square-feet of warehousing, distribution
and integration space in more than 20 facilities throughout the world.
For more information on World Wide Technology, visit www.wwt.com.
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