HP has signed a Continuity of Services Contract (CoSC) with the US Department of the Navy, to move comprehensive IT services presently provided under the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) contract to the Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN) contract.
According to HP, the contract which is valued in excess of $3bn if all options are exercised, will enable the transition phase to be carried out in a manner that minimises the possible risks to the Navy’s IT operations and security.
Dennis Stolkey, senior vice president of US public sector for HP: "The Department of the Navy needs to provide uninterrupted service to users while the Navy and Marine Corps execute a transition of one of the world’s largest and most secure defense network environments.
"With the NMCI contract ending on September 30, 2010, the Navy and HP have signed the CoSC to continue many of the IT services while enabling the Navy and Marine Corps to transition services to NGEN."
