FAIRFAX, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perot Systems Corporation announced today that its Fairfax, Virginia-based Government Services Business Unit, won the re-compete for the performance-based contract with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) valued at over $119 million. Perot Systems will provide a wide range of infrastructure support to the CDC's Information Technology Services Office nationally and internationally. Perot Systems Government Services subsidiary QSS Group, Inc. has been the incumbent contractor for these services since 2004.
"This is a cornerstone win for us in the public health market. We are honored to continue to serve the CDC in support of its critical missions. It is a testament to our strong delivery team and capability to provide high value IT solutions tailored for the federal healthcare market," said Lee Carrick, President of Perot Systems' Government Services Business Unit.
"This is a great win for Perot Systems," said Elizabeth Smith, EVP of Sales for Government Services. "We bring solutions to help our customers consistently improve their IT infrastructure in a performance-based environment."
About Perot Systems
Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. Additional information on Perot Systems is available at http://www.perotsystems.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. For factors that could affect our business and cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at http://www.sec.gov/, as updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed after such Form 10-K, for additional information regarding risk factors. We disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise.
CONTACT: Caitlin Carroll of Perot Systems Corporation, +1-703-289-8135,
caitlin.carroll@mail.ps.net
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