[SatNews] Segovia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Inmarsat plc., has been awarded NATO's Communication Information Services (CIS) Consultant Support Services indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide professional and technical services support to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. The IDIQ has a four-year period of performance if all option years are exercised.

Segovia was also awarded the first task order under the IDIQ - a multi-million dollar contract to deploy full-time communication and information services support to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Under the contract, Segovia's expert consultants will provide CIS support to NATO operations. The communications support meets a critical need for NATO units operating in Afghanistan. The IDIQ and task order awards follow the recent expansion of Segovia's engineering and professional services to include a new Technical Services division, which provides Segovia customers with a host of full-time consultants specializing in LAN/WAN management, functional services, training, systems administration, repair/exchange, configuration management and other key services. With its departmental expansion and new technical services offerings, Segovia has only added to its diverse range of end-to-end communication solutions for the Defense, Homeland Security, Emergency Response, and Federal Civilian communities. Segovia products and services are backed by ISO 9001:2008-registered Quality Management Systems and continuous Lifecycle Support. Along with its U.S.-based Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) and Technical Assistance Center (TAC), Segovia provides customers global network management and helpdesk technical support, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.