NASA Awards Agency Consolidated End-User Services (ACES) Contract
WASHINGTON -- NASA awarded on Dec. 27 a 10-year contract to HP Enterprise Services of Herndon, Va., for Agency Consolidated End-user Services, or ACES.This firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract has a maximum value of $2.5 billion and four-year base period with two three-year option periods. The contract will be managed at the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) in Mississippi.
The ACES contract will develop a long-term outsourcing arrangement
with the commercial sector to provide and manage most of NASA's
personal computing hardware, agency-standard software, mobile
information technology (IT) services, peripherals and accessories,
associated end-user services, and supporting infrastructure.
NASA personnel use IT to support NASA's core business, scientific,
research and computational activities. HP Enterprise Services will
provide, manage, secure and maintain these essential IT services for the agency.
The NSSC is a partnership among NASA, Computer Sciences Corporation
and the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. The NSSC performs
selected business activities for all 10 NASA centers.
For information about the NASA Shared Services Center, visit:
http://www.nssc.nasa.gov
Source: NASA
