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LGS Innovations Awarded $1 Million CIO-SP3 Task Order with Department of Health and Human Services
DHHS Network Security Strengthened, Maintenance Streamlined
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– LGS Innovations™, an independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE and Euronext Paris: ALU), today announced it has been awarded a contract worth just over $1 million to provide maintenance and engineering network support for the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Information Technology (OIT). The contract was awarded as a task order under the CIO-SP3 contract vehicle and has a one-year period of performance.
Under the terms of the contract, LGS will provide maintenance and support of OIT’s Cisco®, Riverbed® and Check PointTM Firewall network equipment in addition to providing training on Cisco® and Check PointTM Firewall equipment.* LGS will also provide a solution that will create network traffic flows clean of malware infections and many other risks associated with security breaches.
“Our approach streamlines the maintenance of DHHS‘s network so that all support can be delivered in a consistent manner with a single phone call or email,” said LGS Innovations CEO Kevin Kelly. “This will help minimize disruptions to DHHS‘s mission to protect the health of all Americans.”
For this task order, LGS will partner with Advanced Computer Concepts (ACC), a certified Cisco® Gold Partner and small business located in Washington D.C.
About LGS Innovations
LGS InnovationsTM LLC solves the most complex networking and communications challenges facing the U.S. Federal Government. Building on its Bell Labs heritage, LGS Innovations delivers groundbreaking research and advanced networking and communications solutions that provide an information advantage and contribute to the mission success of its customers. Solutions include Infrastructure & Installation; Video Teleconferencing and IPTV Solutions; Public Safety and Emergency Communications, Tactical Communications; Wireless/Mobility; 4G/LTE; Cloud Solutions; Enterprise, Optical and Data Networking; Network Integration; and Research and Development in Advanced Multimedia/RF, Cybersecurity, sensing technologies, and Photonics.
An independent subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent dedicated solely to serving the U.S. Federal Government, LGS Innovations is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, with offices in Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and North Carolina. To learn more about LGS Innovations, visit http://www.lgsinnovations.com. LGS Innovations: …read more
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