Dell Perot Systems said that its government services business unit Fairfax has won a five-year Rock Island Arsenal contract valued $42m, to provide command, control, communications, computer and information management (C4IM) services to the Army arsenal.
Recently acquired by Dell, Perot Systems has been providing services to the Rock Island Arsenal for the past four years to accomplish its Army IT initiatives including consolidating the base’s Directorate of Information Management (DOIM) centres into a single DOIM while simultaneously migrating the base’s networks to the Army’s Area Processing Center (APC).
The company said that the APC migration is one of the CONUS [the contiguous 48 US states] and created a process blueprint for future installations. The migration has also helped the base to enhance service delivery and strengthen security by reducing entry points.
Under the new contract, the company will continue to provide network operations, desktop services, email, information assurance, telephones, and connectivity to long-haul communications.
Lee Carrick, vice president of government services unit at Dell Perot Systems, said: “We’re excited about the Army’s decision to award us with this contract and look forward to continuing to provide the Rock Island Arsenal with the highest quality of service.
“We’re also proud to have been one of the first teams to help the Army migrate a base to the APC, which gave us a firsthand knowledge of the challenges that arise in migrations and how to avoid or resolve those issues during future migrations.”
