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Criterion Systems Awarded U.S. Navy SeaPort-e Prime Contract
New Contract Vehicle Allows Company to Expand Mission-Critical Support to DoD
Vienna, VA, August 11, 2010 – Criterion Systems, a systems integrator providing innovative, technology-enabled business solutions to government agencies, has been awarded a SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) prime contract.
The SeaPort-e contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) established to facilitate a Navy-wide electronic procurement process. The government estimates that approximately $5.3 billion in services will be procured per year via orders issued under the program. The contract has a four-year base period.
“Criterion Systems has a history of delivering the innovative technical solutions our nation’s military forces require to maintain their competitive edge,” said Promod Sharma, President and CEO of Criterion. “With our new prime contract vehicle, we can leverage our successful track record to expand our footprint within the U.S. Navy. Our executive team has a long history of supporting our forces first as military officers and now leading the Criterion teams providing services and solutions to the armed forces.”
Criterion’s skill set and knowledgebase is aligned with the mission of the U.S. Navy. The company’s services and solutions cover the spectrum from cyber security, to software engineering, to test and evaluation, to providing high performance systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) fusion platforms.
Under Seaport-e, Criterion brings depth of experience in nine of the functional areas. SeaPort-e provides engineering and technical services to support Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Command, Strategic Systems Programs, Office of Naval Research, and the Marine Corps.
About Criterion Systems
Criterion Systems, Inc. is a systems integrator that delivers innovative, technology-enabled business solutions that allow government agencies to leverage technology, protect infrastructure and share secure information. The company specializes in systems engineering and design, IT engineering and support, cyber security, and information sharing and collaboration. Criterion currently provides critical support to the Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Defense (DoD), federal civilian agencies and commercial entities. In 2009, Inc. magazine recognized Criterion as the nation’s No. 1 fastest growing government services company and No. 10 overall on the annual Inc. 500. Criterion is a small business headquartered in Vienna, Va., with an office in Lexington Park, Md. to support the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. For more information visit www.criterion-sys.com.
For more information contact:
Marcie Cheney
703-942-5800, ext. 329
marcie.cheney@criterion-sys.com