Apptis Wins $8.2 Million FAA Contracts for Web-Based Safety System, Software

Business Wire, Dec 19, 2005

CHANTILLY, Va. -- Apptis, Inc. announced it has been awarded an initial task order for the first phase of a multi-phase program with the Federal Aviation Administration to design and develop a web enabled business operations safety system and to design a software system for air carrier certification.

The total contract value of the FAA Web Based Operational Safety System (WEBOPSS) is anticipated to be $3.8M over the life of the two year effort. The program objectives are to design, develop and implement a web-enabled business operations safety system.

Apptis, along with partner TATI, will assist the FAA in building this web-based aviation safety system, as well as assist in implementing a new Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), to further streamline the FAA's air carrier certification processes.

The FAA WEBOPSS will serve more than 5,000 agency users and several thousand industry users, including air carriers, repair stations, training centers, pilot schools, rotocraft operations, and fractional ownership operators.

Apptis also won a $400,000 task order for the design phase of an estimated multi-phase $3.5M software systems engineering effort for the FAA. Apptis, and partner TATI, will assist the FAA in developing a web-based aviation safety system and new service oriented architecture (SOA) for their air carrier certification processes.

About Apptis, Inc.

For more than two decades, Apptis has been providing IT solutions and services to government and industry. Applying leading technologies to diverse needs, Apptis delivers inspiring solutions that are agile, trusted and business-aligned for optimized performance. The company's robust enterprise-wide capabilities include Managed IT Solutions, Enterprise Support Services, Network Engineering and Convergence, Software Engineering and Development, IT Security, and Business Process Outsourcing. The company values integrity and partnership, encouraging its knowledgeable, ethical and flexible professionals to build strong collaborative relationships with customers. Apptis is privately held with headquarters in Chantilly, Va. 2004 pro form gross revenues exceeded $600 million.