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SNVC Awarded $8M, 84-Month Blanket Purchase Agreement for Army Knowledge Online Program Office Support Services by U.S. Army
FAIRFAX, Va., 14 June 2005, SNVC, L.C., a small veteran-owned company, providing information technology and security services to federal and commercial customers, announced today that it has been awarded an $8M, 84-Month Blanket Purchase Agreement for Army Knowledge Online (AKO) Program Office support services. This contract will support the AKO Program Office in preparation for and during the AKO Enterprise Services (AKO-ES) contract, due for award in July. SNVC will be providing support to the AKO in three primary areas; Program Management, AKO-ES Oversight, AKO-ES Quality Assurance and Testing Support.

The AKO portal, located at www.us.army.mil, provides active duty service members, the Army National Guard, the Army Reserves, Department of the Army civilians and Army retirees with e-mail accounts, distance-learning opportunities, search engines, instant messaging, an online collaboration center and chat rooms. Users can access Army forms and regulations, data on installations, change-of-station information and general news through the portal.

"We view the AKO portal as the Army's most important resource for enabling information sharing and distribution", said President and CEO Tom DeWitt. "We are extremely pleased to have been selected to provide our services to support this essential component of the Army's information infrastructure."

"We are proud to have been chosen by ITEC4 and AKO as the prime support contractor and look forward to working within this critical area of the U.S. Army," said SNVC Chief Information Officer Bill Lytle. "Our personnel bring the depth and breadth needed to ensure AKO is capable of meeting the needs of the Army."

SNVC is a small veteran-owned company providing Information Technology Services and Solutions to clients located nationwide. Since being founded in 1998, SNVC has maintained a tradition of providing quality services to federal and commercial clients in the areas of; project management, system analysis, system testing and integration, network design and engineering, information systems security and telecommunication services. SNVC was recognized last year by Inc. Magazine as one of the top 500 fastest growing private companies in the United States for 2004. SNVC prides itself on its successful client track record, and attributes its success to the quality of its people, and use of innovation to satisfy customer's requirements.

For more information, please contact Bill Lytle at 703.952.7682 or Bill.Lytle@SNVC.com.