Defense Dept Awards Telecom Expense Management Contract
January 19, 2015
By Rory J. Thompson, Web Editor
Although it might seem to be nothing more than a tax-dollar-eating behemoth, the U.S. federal government is much like any other business: It needs to watch its bottom line. No one in the government wants Congress looking closely at their expenses and asking, “What was this charge for?”
So it makes sense that the government would be keeping an eye on its expenses, especially where telecom is concerned. It’s one area where, if not watched closely, costs can quickly spiral out of control.
As such, taxpayers might be warmed to learn that WidePoint Corporation, a leading provider of Managed Mobility Services (MMS) specializing in cybersecurity and telecommunications lifecycle management solutions, announced that it has been awarded a contract by an existing federal agency customer for wireless Telecom Expense Management services. The award is based on a re-compete of an expired prior contract, and is for one base year and two option year periods. The total contract value is reported to be $3.65 million, including all options.
"As we continue to build our presence within the U.S. federal government marketplace, this award provides another beachhead for WidePoint's expansion,” said John Atkinson, chief sales & marketing officer of WidePoint, in a statement. “Over the past year we have won five new awards from four federal departments outside of our Department of Homeland Security Blanket Purchase Agreement. We are working to build on those successes and propagate our proprietary solutions throughout the 15 federal departments and other executive-level agencies."
WidePoint is a provider of cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide IT-based solutions that enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government-mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. The company has already been awarded several major government and commercial contracts.
"We are pleased to see our federal business growing beyond our existing contract vehicles,” said Steve Komar, CEO and chairman of WidePoint. “With the convergence of our next-generation identity management and our scalable and adaptable Telecom Lifecycle Management solutions, we believe we are poised to offer a differentiated set of proprietary and secure solutions.”
Edited by Maurice Nagle