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VIENNA, Va., April 15, 2009-- LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent
(NYSE: ALU) dedicated to serving the U.S. government community, announced today
that it won a prime contractor spot on the U.S. General Services Administration
(GSA) Alliant Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). LGS was one of
59 companies selected to compete for projects under the Alliant contract, which
has a ceiling of $50 billion.
As a government-wide acquisition contract, Alliant offers a way for both
civilian and Department of Defense agencies worldwide to purchase all
components of integrated Information Technology (IT) solutions in three major
areas including Infrastructure, Application Services and IT Management.
LGS will compete for government projects over a five-year base period,
which may be extended for one five-year period.
“LGS is extremely pleased to be selected by the GSA as a prime contractor
for this award,” said Ron Iverson, CEO, LGS. “We look forward to working with
our government customers to provide our wide-ranging capabilities including
end-to-end communications and wireless solutions as well as offer our
professional service capabilities.”
About LGS
LGS, a subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, designs and delivers Transformed
Communications and R&D-based technology solutions to the U.S. government
community. Leveraging the world-class R&D of Alcatel-Lucent Bell
Labs, with global reach and expertise, LGS challenges itself to solve the
unsolvable and deliver secure, reliable, standards-based solutions to its
customers. LGS, is headquartered in Vienna, Va., in the US and with
offices in Colorado, Maryland, New Jersey and North Carolina. For more
information about LGS visit www.LGSinnovations.com.
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