WidePoint Receives First Task Order Under Department of Homeland Security $600 Million Blanket Purchase Agreement
$2.3 Million Task Order Placed by Federal Protective Services Under the DHS-Wide Cellular Wireless Managed Services Program Multi-Year Contract
MCLEAN, Va., April 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- WidePoint Corporation (NYSE Mkt: WYY), a leading provider of Managed Mobility Solutions featuring enterprise-wide telecommunications management, cybersecurity, identity and data assurance, and consulting solutions delivered in a secured environment, announced today that WidePoint subsidiary iSYS LLC has received its first task order under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Cellular Wireless Managed Services (CWMS). The initial order under the $600 million BPA is for $2.3 million with a period of performance of one year and was placed by the Federal Protective Service (FPS), a federal law enforcement agency within DHS.
iSYS was the sole awardee of the DHS-wide Cellular Wireless Managed Services BPA. WidePoint is actively engaging component agencies to communicate the benefits of the managed mobility services available to them under the BPA.
"The DHS CWMS BPA will fundamentally change the Federal Government's approach to management of their mobility programs. WidePoint is honored to support DHS in their pioneering efforts to streamline the acquisition and management of their mobility assets," said Jin H. Kang, Chief Operations Officer of WidePoint Corporation. He further stated, "The DHS CWMS BPA will have a positive transformative affect on the complexion of WidePoint as a whole."
"We are pleased to add the Federal Protective Service to the growing list of DHS component agencies that we serve," said Steve L. Komar, CEO & Chairman of WidePoint Corporation. He added, "WidePoint is a leading and long-time provider of telecom expense management and managed mobility services to the federal government, and we look forward significantly growing our federal business through the DHS Blanket Purchase Agreement."
About WidePoint
WidePoint (NYSE Mkt: WYY) is a leading provider of secure, cloud-delivered, enterprise-wide information technology-based solutions that can enable enterprises and agencies to deploy fully compliant IT services in accordance with government mandated regulations and advanced system requirements. WidePoint has several major government and commercial contracts.
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