Sapient Announced As Prime Vendor On Major Marine Corps Contract Vehicle
ARLINGTON, Virginia, November 15, 2006 -- Sapient (NASDAQ: SAPE) today announced it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) as a prime vendor for the United States Marine Corps’ Commercial Enterprise Omnibus Support Services (CEOss) business model. CEOss is a contracting vehicle that the Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM) uses to deliver service contracts to Navy and Marine Corps commands in service of the operating forces. This award establishes Sapient as a prime vendor in the Engineering and Scientific (ES) domain, one of four competency-based domains within the CEOss model, offering support to the Marine Corps in such areas as Enterprise IT Planning, Information Assurance, and Joint Program Initiatives. Since 2005, Sapient has served as a subcontractor on numerous task orders in the other three CEOss domains: Acquisition Logistics and Administration (ALA), Business & Analytical (BA) and Specialty Engineering (SE).
Sapient shares a rich heritage with the United States Marine Corps dating back to 1996. Over this period, Sapient has delivered a wide range of critical services to the Marine Corps ranging from command and control strategy to logistics and supply chain management. Sapient’s experience with a broad spectrum of systems, programs of record and stakeholders gives the company unique insight into the most topical initiatives and challenges facing the Marine Corps today.
One of the recent highlights of Sapient’s work with the Marine Corps includes providing direct programmatic and technical support in deploying a tactical logistics command and control system to Marines throughout the world. In addition, Sapient has built a strong track record within the CEOss business model by performing as a subcontractor on ten CEOss task orders in the past year.
Sapient Government Services works with a growing range of departments and agencies across the United States federal government. In addition to supporting the Marine Corps, Sapient Government Services actively partners with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other U.S. Government agencies.
“Sapient is proud to strengthen our relationship with the Marine Corps as a prime vendor within the CEOss business model, and we are excited to extend our capabilities to different customers and leaders within the Marine Corps through CEOss,” said Hank Summy, Senior Vice President and leader of Sapient’s Government Services unit.
The Sapient CEOss Engineering Services Team includes nine industry-leading companies, designed to provide maximum capability to meet the critical priorities of CEOss customers. The members of the Sapient Team include: Universal Systems & Technology Inc. (UNITECH), RCI, INS Lockheed Martin (INS LM), Decision Engineering Associates, Flatter & Associates, Inc., Keane, Next Century, SRA International and Systems Technology Forum Ltd. (STF). More information on Sapient’s CEOss Engineering Services Team can be found at www.sapient.com/CEOss.
About Sapient
Sapient helps clients innovate their businesses in the areas of marketing, business operations, and technology. Leveraging a unique approach, breakthrough thinking, and disciplined execution, Sapient leads its industry in delivering the right business results on time and on budget. Sapient works with clients that are driven to make a difference, including BP, Essent Energie, Harrah’s Entertainment, Hilton International, Janus, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Sony Electronics, the U.S. Marine Corps, and Verizon.