HPQ: HP Awarded Multiyear U.S. Army Contract

HP has been awarded a multiyear contract by the U.S. Army to provide desktop PCs, notebook PCs, printers, scanners and displays as part of a U.S. government requirement to ensure the operational readiness of the U.S. armed services worldwide.

The contract, called the Army Desktop and Mobile Computing - 2 (ADMC-2), permits the Army, U.S. Department of Defense, Foreign Military Sales, all federal agencies and authorized government contractors supporting these agencies to order directly from HP.

"HP is proud to help the U.S. Army meet its desktop, mobile computing and printing and imaging requirements to achieve IT efficiencies," said Ray McDuffie, director, Public Sector Strategic Programs Office, HP.

The overall AMDC-2 contract is an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award valued at an estimated $5 billion over a period of 10 years. The timeframe includes a 36-month base period, three 24-month option periods and one 12-month option period.

HP technology is offered on eight of the nine awards based on HP's direct bid and seven channel partners' bids. HP appreciates and congratulates the six small and one large channel partner that offered HP technology in their successful bids.

The procurement is managed by the U.S. Army Small Computer Program of Fort Monmouth, N.J., in coordination with the Army Contracting Agency, Information Technology E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4) and under the Program Executive Office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS).

ADMC-2 contract is the U.S. Army's primary procurement vehicle for their consolidated buy process. The government has periods during the fiscal year where Army customers can take advantage of consolidated discounted pricing on desktops and notebooks. In accordance with Army Regulation 25-1, "Army Knowledge Management and Information Technology Management," the Army Small Computer Program is the organization responsible for implementing consolidated buys of desktop and notebook computers and monitors for the Army at the enterprise level. The consolidated buy process is in direct support of the CIO/G6 strategy for acquiring these devices and is the most cost-effective approach to meeting these requirements. Two consolidated buy periods are planned yearly during February-March and August-September timeframes.

HP has received notice to proceed and ordering is expected to open on Oct. 1, 2006.