North Carolina-based IT company part of $100 Million BPASILER CITY, N.C. – November 12, 2007 — Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. announced they are part of a team of information technology contractors and service providers under Team Linium, who was awarded a $100 Million five-year Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) by GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM) to provide strategic IT enterprise services.
The five-year BPA will assist in supporting OCIO functions including: IT Operations, Information Assurance, Program Management, Application Support, Strategic Planning and Enterprise Architecture.
Carolina Advanced Digital is a Federal GSA Schedule 70 holder and was chosen by Linium as a team member because of its expertise and partnerships with key IT manufacturers such as HP, Packeteer, Symantec, Winmagic and Airwave.
“We are honored that Linium approached Carolina Advanced Digital to contribute to the team as a woman-owned, veteran-owned small business. We have a wealth of expertise in IT infrastructure, data integrity and security areas and we feel our participation will enhance the team as a whole,” stated Susan Jabbusch, Carolina Advanced Digital Vice President.
A variety of federal agencies may procure services from Team Linium through this BPA contract vehicle administered by FEDSIM on a Labor Hour (LH), Time and Materials (T&M), and/or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) over a five-year period of performance commencing on October 1, 2007.
Joe Burke, Linium CEO, says of Team Linium and the September 2007 FEDSIM award announcement, “The opportunity to work with so many outstanding companies and share the workload to support mission critical functions within our federal government for a period of five years, is an amazing honor for Linium and a testament to team work. Each and every team member and subcontractor is a valued partner and exudes the level of expertise and professionalism required to meet and exceed the contract requirements.”
About Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc.
Carolina Advanced Digital is a woman-owned, veteran-owned small business and has been providing IT solutions to Federal and State/Local government, education and commercial accounts since 1989. Carolina Advanced Digital is based in Siler City, NC.
About Linium, LLC and Team Linium
Team Linium, for which Linium, LLC serves as the Prime Contractor, consists of the following Team Members and Subcontractors: Apple Computer, Audio Video Systems Inc., Accelera Solutions Inc., AINS Inc., Beach Street Consulting, Carolina Advanced Digital Inc., Electronic Systems Inc., Hanks and Associates, Hewlett Packard, Insight Technology Solutions Inc., LegalNet Works Inc., Lockheed Martin, Mass Management Consulting Inc., SI International Engineering, Six Sigma Advantage, Total Resource Management Inc., Advantage SWC, AumTech, AVC Global, Data Industries, Forsythe, Netspective Communications, Queen and Associates and SCS Cases.
