RESTON, Va., March 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE:
LDOS), a FORTUNE 500® science, information technology, and
engineering leader, today announced the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) awarded Systems Made Simple (SMS), a Leidos company,
an Infrastructure Operations Services Support (IOSS) task award to
continue support of the department's information technology (IT)
infrastructure modernization efforts. The single-award, firm-fixed
price, time and materials contract has a two-year base period of
performance, two one-year options, and a potential value of
approximately $472 million.
The award is aligned with the VA's next phase of IT
transformation, which is focused on consolidating data centers and
updating cloud services. Leidos will provide the VA's Information
Technology Operations and Services Infrastructure Operations (ITOPS
IO) an array of services and solutions that include data center
operations, security, architecture, applications management,
service desk support and command center support.
Leidos will use best practices in enterprise modernization, such
as data center consolidation and large-scale Information Technology
Infrastructure Library (ITIL) service management. To ensure a
seamless transition, the team will provide a technology innovations
lab to run scenario-based testing to reduce implementation risk of
new technology. Leidos will use its knowledge of and experience
with VA's IT systems and a collaborative approach with the VA to
build upon past successes and ensure that the IOSS program provides
maximum value to the VA now and in the future.
"We're honored to continue helping the VA execute their vision
of providing world-class, secure and cost-effective IT services
that support our nation's Veterans," said Jerry Hogge, Senior Vice President, Military and
Veterans Health Solutions, Leidos. "Our innovative IT experts and
established management processes will sustain system operations to
ensure system availability for mission-critical VA data center
applications and services."
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500®
information technology, engineering, and science solutions and
services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in
the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health
markets. The company's 32,000 employees support vital missions for
government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual
revenues of approximately $10.17
billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2017. For more information, visit
www.Leidos.com.
Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and
information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual
results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very
different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these
factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth
in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended
December 29, 2017, and other such
filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to
such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date hereof.
Contact:
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Melissa
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Jason
Kello
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(571)
526-6850
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(571)
526-6000
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Koskovichm@Leidos.com
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Jason.Kello@leidos.com
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