BLUE BELL, Pa., Aug. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation
(NYSE: UIS) today announced it has been selected by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development agency to
continue to provide secure application modernization services to
support the department's Rural Development Comprehensive Loan
Program (CLP) and other agency initiatives.
The award, made by USDA Rural Development under the National
Institutes of Health's CIO-SP3 umbrella contract, has a ceiling
value of approximately $232 million
over the base period and seven option years. Unisys, which
performed this work under a predecessor contract awarded in 2010,
was selected following a competitive bid process.
Under the contract, Unisys will support a range of Rural
Development programs serving citizens and businesses of rural
America, including CLP as well as other initiatives that provide
financial assistance and economic development. It will include a
strong focus on providing secure web services to protect the
personal information of citizens who participate in the agency's
programs.
"Unisys is pleased to have been selected to continue our work in
support of the important mission of USDA Rural Development," said
Casey Coleman, group vice president,
civilian agencies, Unisys Federal. "This program will help the
agency develop and maintain software systems needed for the
essential loans and grants to help improve the economy and quality
of life in rural America."
USDA Rural Development manages a $212
billion portfolio of loans and will administer $38 billion in loans, loan guarantees and grants
this fiscal year.
The contract covers all aspects of application modernization,
maintenance and operations to support the agency's mission,
employing agile techniques for rapid and reliable software
development and delivery. Unisys will continue to enhance the CLP
framework to allow the agency to integrate disparate applications
across multiple computing platforms. Additionally, Unisys will
continue to leverage an Amazon Web Services-based DevOps
environment to quickly and seamlessly start up and prepare projects
for integration with the agency's cloud-based infrastructure.
"Unisys welcomes the opportunity to continue to provide these
innovative solutions leveraging our experience implementing secure
cloud services across government," said Greg Gordon, Unisys client executive for natural
resources agencies. "Our record of success in delivering secure
business-to-government services offerings can help USDA Rural
Development achieve its objectives safely and securely."
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are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expectations. In
particular, statements concerning the total ceiling value of the
contract are based on the assumption that all options will be
exercised and the contract will continue for its full eight-year
potential term. That is not guaranteed, because options are
exercisable at the sole discretion of the government, and
agreements with government agencies are terminable before the end
of their terms and are subject to the availability of appropriated
funds. Additional discussion of factors that could affect Unisys
future results is contained in our periodic filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Unisys
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company that works with many of the world's largest companies and
government organizations to solve their most pressing IT and
business challenges. Unisys specializes in providing integrated,
leading-edge solutions to clients in the government, financial
services and commercial markets. With more than 20,000 employees
serving clients around the world, Unisys offerings include cloud
and infrastructure services, application services, security
solutions, and high-end server technology. For more information,
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