EDS wins GSA HSPD-12 managed services work

EDS wins GSA HSPD-12 managed services work

By Jason Miller

Electronic Data Systems Corp. has won a $66.3 million contract from the General Services Administration to run its Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 managed-service office.
EDS will replace BearingPoint Inc., which won GSA’s initial HSPD-12 contract in August 2006. The Plano, Texas-based company beat six bidders to secure the deal, industry sources confirmed.
“EDS had to demonstrate their abilities to meet the government’s requirements,” said John Johnson, assistant commissioner for GSA's Integrated Technology Services. “They were successful in testing and that was one factor in our decision.”
GSA’s decision to go with EDS could save the government as much as $40 million. GSA canceled its $104 million contract with BearingPoint in October 2006. But GSA and BearingPoint officials said the two contracts’ requirements are very different.
“We did take this opportunity in the