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Alion Awarded $84.7 M Task Order to Support Naval Sea Systems IT ManagementMCLEAN,Va.--(BusinessWire)-- AlionScienceandTechnology,anemployee-ownedtechnologysolutionsprovider,hasbeenawardedan$84.7milliontaskordertosupporttheNavalSeaSystems(NAVSEA)CommandInformationOfficer(CIO)byconsolidatingandenhancingkeyITsystems,includingtheNAVSEAIntranet. TheAlionteamwillsupportandmanagetheNAVSEALegacyapplicationsandoperationsastheytransitionintotheNavy-MarineCorpsIntranet(NMCI)programortheNavyEnterpriseResourcePlanningTool.TheteamwillalsoassistNAVSEAindefiningrequirementsanddesignstandardsforitsfollow-onsystem,theNextGenerationEnterpriseNetwork(NGEN). Inaddition,NAVSEAisconsolidatingalloftheirexternalWebsitesandmigratingtosingle-pointhostingwhiletheinternalsitesaremigratedtoaMicrosoft®SharePoint-basedsystem.AlionisleadingtheeffortandconsolidatingthesitesunderaninformationportalcalledI-NavSea. "ThiscontracthelpsNAVSEAcombineamajorityofitssupportservicesunderonecontractor,whichimprovestechnicalefficiency,reducescosts,improvesITsecurityandprovidesanenhancedintegrationofallNAVSEAenterpriseITfunctionsandassets,"saidTimerKeenan,AlionSeniorVicePresidentandManageroftheStrategicOperationsGroup."OurgoalistoassistNAVSEAinviewinginformationtechnologyasacontributortomissioneffectivenessversusasimplecostofdoingbusiness." AlionhasbeenprovidingITconsultationandservicestotheNAVSEACIOsince2000.Underthisnewtaskorder,whichhasonebaseyear,anoptionyear,andthreeAwardTermYears,Alionwillprovideabroadrangeofoperationalandtechnicalservices,includingresourcemanagement,enterpriseapplicationmanagement,databaseandsoftwaredevelopment,andnetworkmanagement. Tosupportthetaskorder,issuedundertheNAVSEASeaPort-Econtract,AlionisleadingateamthatincludesGeneralDynamicsIT,Infosoft,PacSolutions,InformationInnovatorsandImagineOne. AboutAlionScienceandTechnology AlionScienceandTechnology(pronounced:ah-LYE-un)isanemployee-ownedtechnologysolutionscompanydeliveringtechnicalexpertiseandoperationalsupporttotheDepartmentofDefense,civiliangovernmentagenciesandcommercialcustomers.Buildingon70yearsofR&Dandengineeringexperience,Alionbringsinnovationandinsighttomultiplebusinessareas:defenseoperations;modeling&simulation;wirelesscommunication;industrialtechnology;chemical,biological,nuclear&environmentalsciences;informationtechnology;andnavalarchitectureandmarineengineering.BasedinMcLean,Va.,Alionhasemployee-ownersatmajoroffices,customersitesandlaboratoriesworldwide.Formoreinformation,call877.771.6252orvisitAliononlineatwww.alionscience.com. Thispressreleasecontainsinformationaboutmanagement'sviewofAlion'sfutureexpectations,plansandprospectsthatconstituteforward-lookingstatementsforpurposesofthesafeharborprovisionsunderThePrivateSecuritiesLitigationReformActof1995.Actualresultsmaydiffermateriallyfromthoseindicatedbytheseforward-lookingstatementsasaresultofavarietyofriskfactorsanduncertaintiesdiscussedindocumentsperiodicallyfiledbyAlionwiththeSEC.Duetosuchuncertaintiesandrisks,readersarecautionednottoplaceunduerelianceonsuchforward-lookingstatements,whichspeakonlyasofthedatehereof. |
