News Release-- April 09, 2002
CSC Wins $285 Million Task Order to Develop and Operate EPA's Central Data Exchange
FALLS CHURCH, Va., April 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC - news) has won a task order to assist the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in implementing and operating a Central Data Exchange (CDX). Awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) under the Federal Technology Service's Millennia contract, the agreement is worth an estimated $285 million to CSC if all options are exercised over seven years.
The Central Data Exchange will serve as an enterprisewide portal, providing a single point of entry for required environmental reporting from federal, state and local government agencies, tribal communities and industry. In addition to developing this consolidated system, CSC will operate and maintain the exchange on behalf of the EPA.
"The CDX is a major step in realizing the EPA's vision of integrating environmental information from the public and private sectors," said Dale Luddeke, vice president of Resource and Environmental Services at CSC. "CSC is committed to this e-government initiative, and we are combining the best of commercial exchange development, operations management and customer outreach expertise to support the EPA."
Approximately 140 CSC employees will perform the contract work in New Carrollton, Md. Teaming with CSC are Concurrent Technologies Corporation of Johnstown, Pa.; Creative Information Technology Inc. of Arlington, Va.; Digital Signature Trust Company of Salt Lake City, Utah; Grant Thornton LLP of Chicago, Ill.; InfoPro Inc. of Silver Springs, Md.; Lexign Inc. of Nashua, N.J.; SeeBeyond Technology Corp. of Monrovia, Calif.; and Systems Integration Group Inc. of Lanham, Md. CSC's team holds certifications in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and CMM Level 4.
The EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment. The EPA provides leadership in the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts. In order to protect the environment, the EPA works closely with other federal agencies, state and local governments, and Indian tribes to develop and enforce regulations under existing environmental laws. According to existing legislation, the EPA administers more than 130 information collections from states, local communities and industry.
GSA FEDSIM provides more than $1 billion per year in large-scale systems integration support to other federal agencies. Millennia is a $25 billion multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract offering multi-year information technology (IT) services to federal agencies worldwide.
Computer Sciences Corporation, one of the world's leading consulting and IT services firms, helps clients in industry and government achieve strategic and operational results through the use of technology. The company's success is based on its culture of working collaboratively with clients to develop innovative technology strategies and solutions that address specific business challenges.
Having guided clients through every major wave of change in information technology since 1959, CSC combines the newest technologies with its capabilities in consulting, systems design and integration, IT and business process outsourcing, applications software, and Web and application hosting to meet the individual needs of global corporations and organizations. With some 68,000 employees in locations worldwide, CSC had revenues of $11.3 billion for the 12 months ended Dec. 28, 2001. It is headquartered in El Segundo, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.csc.com.