Lockheed Martin Marks Milestone in U.S. Air Force Information Technology Consolidation for DC Area Bases

SEABROOK, Md., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force today officially announced the opening of a new Air Force National Capital Region (AFNCR) Call Center at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C.

This morning's ribbon-cutting ceremony at the base represented a significant milestone in service's effort to consolidate Information Technology services and capabilities across the 300-mile-radius AFNCR.

In October 2007, Lockheed Martin's existing IT services contract was expanded to include support for the entire Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). The 10-year, $800 million contract also includes existing Lockheed Martin IT contract work performed for the Air Force Pentagon Communications Agency (AFPCA), which has now been combined with the AFDW's 844th Communications Group.

The new work extends the Pentagon services to support a total of 21,000 Air Force users including those at Andrews AFB, Md., Bolling AFB, D.C., and other area locations.

Lockheed Martin was selected for the expanded contract in 2007 based on the service's desire to standardize its IT support capabilities in the region, combined with its recognition of Lockheed Martin's past superior performance on the Pentagon contract. Continuing consolidation of this work is expected to reduce cost and allow for the reassignment of more than 200 military personnel to other regions whose critical staffing needs call for uniformed service members.

Services provided under the AFDW contract include: Help desk, network control center, workstation, laptop, and peripheral maintenance, server administration, management of handheld devices, software and hardware integration, technical refresh of all equipment.

"It's great news that our performance thus far on the AFDW contract has allowed us to further contribute to the Air Force mission. We stand ready to provide excellent service to these clients and, at the same time, support the consolidation effort and reduce cost," said Steve Lubniewski, President of Lockheed Martin Enterprise Solutions and Services.

Lockheed Martin has been a primary IT provider for the U.S. Air Force under the AFPCA support contract since 2004. Under this contract, Lockheed Martin supports the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and other Pentagon activities with IT and telecommunications operations and maintenance and program management services.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin employs about 140,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation reported 2007 sales of $41.9 billion.

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