Apogen Technologies Awarded IRS Intranet Contract Worth $1.7M

Business Wire, Sept 10, 2007

Company to Enhance Intranet Performance of the Office of Chief Counsel

MCLEAN, Va. -- Apogen Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ North America, today announced its Federal Solutions Group was awarded the Intranet Operations, Enhancement and Maintenance Support contract by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Under the terms of the contract, worth $1.7M, Apogen will work with the Counsel Information System Office (CISO) to operate, maintain and enhance the Office of Chief Counsel Intranet.

"This contract award highlights Apogen's eight-year ongoing commitment to providing the IRS with the highest level of service and IT expertise, and we are pleased that this valued customer continues to draw upon our ability to provide leading technology solutions," said Lara Fries, Vice President, Federal Civilian and Intelligence Sector, QinetiQ North America IT Services Group. "As part of this contract, we look forward to transitioning the legacy Intranet to SharePoint and then maintaining the new SharePoint intranet, creating a more collaborative environment and enhancing the agency's ability to meet business-critical information needs."

Apogen will be responsible for developing Web applications in the National Office utilizing Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) packages for Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, Windows SharePoint Services, and Documentum as well as custom scripts through Web-based applications on the Chief Counsel Intranet. Apogen will also provide system usage training and rapid response to all technical problems reported by customers or CISO staff.

Apogen brings to this contract a wealth of experience in providing critical support for the IRS's IT systems, including technical infrastructure operations and maintenance, network engineering, disaster recovery efforts, help desk support, customer support and asset management.

The contract period is for one base year and three option years.

About Apogen Technologies

Apogen Technologies provides technology solutions to government entities to address their complex, mission critical challenges of national significance. Current customers include: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Energy, Internal Revenue Service, and the U.S. Navy. Apogen has been named a best place to work by New Orleans CityBusiness, the Washington Business Journal and New Mexico Business Weekly. More information can be found at www.apogen.com. Apogen Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of QinetiQ North America. As part of QinetiQ North America's IT Services Group, its capabilities have been augmented by those of ITS Corporation, and 3H Technology. The IT Services Group is an industry leader delivering total IT services and solutions.

About QinetiQ North America

QinetiQ North America provides world class technology and responsive solutions to our U.S. Government customers. More than 5,300 engineers and technologists work in partnership with customers to develop innovative technology solutions for the challenges of national defense, homeland security, and information access. Ranked #45 in the Washington Technology 100 this year, QinetiQ North America is part of QinetiQ Group plc, a leading defense and security technology company. For more information, please visit www.QinetiQ-NA.com.