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WFI Government Services, Inc. Announces New Contract Wins and Contract Extensions With an Estimated Value of Approximately $40 Million
Monday January 23, 8:00 am ET
SAN DIEGO, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WFI (Nasdaq: WFII - News), a global leader in the design, deployment, and management of wireless communication networks, technology networks and security systems, announced today that its Government Services Division has been awarded previously unannounced contracts, extensions, tasks and contract vehicles in the fourth quarter of 2005 with an estimated total value of approximately $40 million ranging in duration from one month to five years, if all option periods are exercised.
Some of the most significant wins during the fourth quarter included contract awards from various agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal government agencies. These contracts included awards from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for technical integration of voice, data, and converged communications networks, and a large contract with a DoD agency to manage a wide-area Network Operations Center (NOC) for the next four years, which supports over 12,000 users.
"WFI's continues to win significant government awards, reinforcing the success of our long term vision for our government services division," stated Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of WFI. "We're experiencing contract wins from an increasingly diverse cross section of government agencies, which demonstrates the value our customers find in the technical capabilities we provide. We look forward to continuing this momentum."
WFI Government Services, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with offices and project locations throughout the United States. Areas of expertise include technical resources consulting, logistics and RFID solutions, homeland security and public safety applications and integrated network services.
About WFI
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, WFI is an independent provider of systems engineering, network services and technical outsourcing for the world's largest wireless carriers, enterprise customers and for government agencies. The company provides the design, deployment, integration, and the overall management of wired and wireless networks which deliver voice and data communication, and which support advanced security systems. WFI has performed work in over 100 countries since its founding in 1994. News and information are available at www.wfinet.com. (code: WFI-mb) |
