SI International Awarded $225 Million Department of Homeland Security Service Center Operations Support Services Contract
RESTON, Va., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SI International, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SINT), an information technology and network solutions (IT) company,
announced today that the Company has been awarded a Service Center Operations
Support Services (SCOSS) contract with the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). Under this contract,
SI International will support the USCIS Service Centers in Dallas , Texas and
Lincoln, Nebraska. The prime contract has a one-year base period and two one-
year options with a ceiling value of approximately
SI International will provide support services to the USCIS in the areas of mailroom operations, electronic data entry, fee collection, and the tracking and maintenance of files relating to over 6 million applications and petitions received by the USCIS annually. The Company will be responsible for assembling, maintaining, storing and retrieving incoming petitions, applications, and supporting documents.
SI International has been a subcontractor for these services under a previous contract since June 2001 . This new contract award enables SI International to take the prime position on the contract. Currently, SI International provides similar support services for the DHS USCIS Office of Record Services with the tracking and accounting of more than 62 million immigration files.
"Through our longstanding relationship with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, SI International provides industry-recognized expertise in records management services," said Brad Antle , SI International's President and CEO. "We are extremely honored to have been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to continue to support their Service Centers. We currently process and maintain millions of records for both the Department of Homeland Security and Department of State."
About SI International: SI International, a member of the Russell 2000 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices, is a provider of information technology and network solutions (IT) primarily to the federal government. The Company combines technology and industry expertise to provide a full spectrum of state-of-the- practice solutions and services, from design and development to documentation and operations, to assist clients in achieving their missions. SI International is ranked as the 42nd largest Federal Prime IT Contractor by Washington Technology and has approximately 4,700 employees. More information about SI International can be found at http://www.si-intl.com.
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