WASHINGTON, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen
Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) announced today it recently won a
task order to provide secure high-speed connectivity to the U.S.
Army Recruiting Command.
Lumen's high-speed internet and voice over internet protocol
(VoIP) solutions will support the communications needs of Army
recruiting sites across the U.S. and in U.S. territories.
"Our high-speed connectivity will help U.S. Army Recruiting
sites attract quality young men and women to serve in our great
nation's military force," said Zain Ahmed, regional vice president
of Lumen's federal government business. "Lumen is providing modern
communications and networking services to this crucial division
that we count on to recruit people who are able to deploy, engage
and succeed."
The 12-year task order, which has an initial term of one year
with 11 one-year options, is worth $52
million and was awarded under the General Services
Administration's 15-year, $50 billion
Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program.
EIS is a multiple-award contract vehicle for federal government
agencies to purchase information technology and telecommunications
infrastructure services. It gives federal agencies the flexibility
and agility to migrate to modern communications and IT services
that meet strict government security standards.
Lumen supplies government agencies with innovative adaptive
networking, edge cloud, connected security and collaboration
solutions over its carrier-class fiber network. The company
provides the platform for IT modernization that delivers the
security and reliability agencies need to carry out their important
missions.
Additional Resources
- Learn more about Lumen recently winning a U.S. Navy JAG Corps
connectivity contract:
https://news.lumen.com/2021-05-11-Lumen-Wins-U-S-Navy-JAG-Connectivity-Contract
- Learn more about our U.S. Department of Defense Learning
Network contract award:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-01-22-CenturyLink-Wins-Department-of-Defense-Learning-Network-EIS-Award
- Learn more about how Lumen is supporting the public sector
here:
https://www.lumen.com/public-sector.html
- Learn more about CenturyLink's transformation to Lumen
here:
https://news.lumen.com/2020-09-14-CenturyLink-Transforms-Rebrands-as-Lumen-R
About Lumen
Lumen is guided by our belief that
humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live
and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving
customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most
secure platform for applications and data to help businesses,
government and communities deliver amazing experiences. Learn more
about the Lumen network, edge cloud, security, communication and
collaboration solutions and our purpose to further human progress
through technology at news.lumen.com, LinkedIn:
/lumentechnologies, Twitter: @lumentechco, Facebook:
/lumentechnologies, Instagram: @lumentechnologies and YouTube:
/lumentechnologies. Learn more about Lumen's public sector
capabilities on Twitter at @lumengov and on LinkedIn at
@lumenpublicsector. Lumen and Lumen Technologies are registered
trademarks in the United
States.
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