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May 11th, 2010

Avaya's Contract Gives USAF The Essential EDGE


Avaya Government Solutions won a major re-compete contract from the United States Air Force to provide information assurance, network assessment and network engineering support for the Scope Enterprise Design Guidance and Evaluation Project (Scope EDGE). Scope EDGE helps ensure the continued security and operation of U.S. Air Force network resources around the world.

The new contract, covering a one year term with provisions for four, one-year extension options, is valued at approximately $64 million. The Scope EDGE contract was awarded as a part of the GSA Alliant contract for which Avaya Government Solutions has been a prime contractor.

Avaya will provide network performance tuning, network compliance assessment, data gathering and other IT services for Air Force network systems. Avaya will also be responsible for providing network compliance and optimization services, as well as quick response maintenance to Air Force network control centers, operations and security centers, and major command communications coordination centers throughout the continental United States and abroad.

“Avaya Government Solutions has proudly supported the U.S. Air Force Scope EDGE project for eight years,” said Joel Hackney, Senior Vice President & President, Avaya Data and Government Solutions. “Our continuing relationship is a testament to the Air Force’s confidence in our ability to provide the highest level of technology and support as a key network design and guidance partner.”

Avaya Government Solutions is a network-centric integrator, providing the services expertise, mission-critical systems and secure communications that empower government to ensure the security, livelihood, and well being of its citizens. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, Avaya Government Solutions offers a one-stop shop for solutions designed to improve workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, and streamline inter-agency communications.