GTSI’s Mentor-Protégé Agreement with Brown Technology Group Approved by the Department of Homeland Security

GTSI Corp. (NASDAQ: GTSI), a systems integrator, solutions and services provider to the government, today announced its Mentor-Protégé Agreement with Brown Technology Group, LLC has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. GTSI will provide Brown with developmental assistance designed to enhance Brown’s capabilities at DHS and provide beneficial business development opportunities for both companies.

Under the three year agreement, GTSI will assist Brown in competing for contract awards and other related business opportunities with DHS. Additionally, GTSI will provide technical and managerial guidance through their subject-matter experts to assist Brown with embarking upon new focus areas, such as data center consolidation and infrastructure management.

"I have known the leadership of Brown Technology Group for many years. They have been an outstanding small business partner to GTSI and we are extremely proud to be able to serve as their mentor at the Department of Homeland Security,” said Scott Friedlander, President and CEO of GTSI. ”GTSI has benefited over our nearly three decades of service to our government customer through teaming with large companies when our size was smaller and helping mentor, in both formal and informal ways, smaller sized companies as they navigate their way in the federal marketplace. We are excited about helping accelerate Brown Technology Group’s growth and focus on delivering enterprise solutions to the Department of Homeland Security."

Brown Technology Group is a certified minority-owned and operated company created by experience professionals in Information Technology. Brown’s leadership includes James (JB) Brown one of the most respected sports commentators and host of "The NFL Today” on CBS and Xerox alumni, Reggie Brown a 30-year veteran of the IT industry including most recently VP of U.S. Solution Sales for Oracle and Terence Brown with extensive leadership and management roles at top IT companies such as Oracle, Unisys and Xerox. Brown Technology Group has significant expertise in ERP applications implementation, database management and optimization, data migration, enterprise learning services, and information security offering for its clients and partners.

"We are truly excited to partner with a company like GTSI where we have known the executive leadership for over 30 years. As we enter into our fourth year as a successful small business, we anticipate that the Homeland Security mentor-protégé partnership with GTSI will be tremendously beneficial to our plans to expand our business and to move to the next level of success,” said co-founder and CEO Reginald Brown.

The DHS Mentor-Protégé Program encourages prime contractors to provide mutually beneficial developmental assistance to smaller sized businesses. One goal of the program is to improve the performance of DHS contracts and subcontracts by establishing long-term business relationships between DHS prime contractors and small business subcontractors, strengthening subcontracting opportunities and accomplishments at DHS.

About GTSI Corp.

GTSI Corp. provides a Technology Lifecycle Management (TLM) approach to IT infrastructure solutions delivered through industry-leading professional and financial services. GTSI employs a proactive, strategic methodology that streamlines technology lifecycle management, from initial assessment to acquisition, implementation, refresh, and disposal. TLM allows customers to implement solutions quickly and cost-effectively. GTSI’s certified engineers and project managers leverage strategic partnerships with technology innovators. These experts use proven, repeatable processes to design, deploy, manage, and support simple to complex solutions, to meet client’s current and future requirements and business objectives. GTSI is headquartered in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. and was named as one of "Best Places to Work” in 2009. Further information about the Company is available at www.GTSI.com.

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