CROFTON, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Force 3, delivering the best in federal security, unified communications, networks, data center, and medical imaging solutions, today announced with primary contractor Valador, Inc., that it has been awarded a Commodities Enterprise Contract (CEC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle has a ceiling value of $5.3 billion over the five-year period of performance. Valador was one of three small businesses named primary contractors in the March 19, 2013 award. As a Cisco certified partner, Force 3 brought added value to the win for Valador. The five-year, multi-award contract vehicle will support information technology needs, including both IT hardware and IT related services throughout the VA enterprise.
“In recent years, the VA has made tremendous progress in serving the needs of our veterans. We look forward to this opportunity to work with Valador to continue that progress,” said Mike Greaney, Chief Revenue Officer at Force 3. “With Valador as the primary contractor, this contract will enable us to provide the VA with the technology, equipment, and services they need to support our veterans in a more streamlined manner.”
Valador brought Force 3 on to leverage both their experience in the federal market and their position as a Gold Partner with Cisco. Their team will provide the VA with cost-effective access to desktops, laptops, servers, switches, routers, storage services and tablet computers. This CEC will support the VA’s ongoing efforts to streamline procurement processes.
“We are pleased to have a such a strong team member such as Force 3 join our CEC Valador team,” said Kevin Mabie, President and CEO at Valador, Inc. “We look forward to working with them over life of the contract.”
About Force 3
Force 3 is the trusted provider of Data Center, Communication and Collaboration, Borderless Networks, Cyber Security services, and Medical Imaging Solutions for Federal agencies, Enterprise organizations and their key partners. With headquarters in Crofton, Md. and offices in Herndon, Va. and San Antonio, Texas, Force 3 has a 20-year history of delivering, supporting, and maintaining cost-effective IT products and services. At Force 3, we have a relentless focus on achieving our customers’ end goal through innovation, unique solutions and highly trained, passionate people. Our dedication has resulted in being named one of Cisco’s Top 5 Federal Gold Partners in America, as well as Federal Collaboration Partner of the Year in 2012. For more information, please visit www.force3.com.
About Valador
Valador, Inc. is a Verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Founded in the summer of 2001, Valador started as a company specializing in information architectures for civil and military space operations, telemetry, and command, control, and communications. Their practice has since expanded to encompass more comprehensive information architecture support, including modeling and simulation, IT products and services, information assurance, management consulting, and software engineering.
Valador has a solid history of strong business processes based on industry best practices and quality-related credentials. In 2009 Valador achieved certification in the world’s first international standard for IT Service Management, ISO 20000.
As Valador grows, their emphasis remains focused on management and development of information architectures for service delivery. They continue to develop advanced modeling and simulation, decision support, and information management capabilities to support complex programs.
