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News Release 03-27-2008
Engineering Services Network, Inc. (Corporate Press Release)

ESN Teams with e-EndUSA on VETS GWAC Contract Vehicle

ARLINGTON, VA (March 27, 2008) – Engineering Services Network Inc. (ESN), a trusted leader in engineering and technology solutions, today announced that it has become a teaming partner with e-EndUSA, an electronics recycling company, on the VETS GWAC contract with the General Services Administration (GSA).

“ESN is pleased to partner with e-EndUSA to bring e-waste and compliance solutions to our work with U.S. agencies in relation to telecommunications and wireless devices,” said Raymond F. Lopez Jr., president and CEO of ESN, a service-disabled, veteran-owned company. “This partnership will deliver environmental stewardship that’s in compliance with environmental and privacy laws.”

The GSA contract was awarded under the Federal Supply Services, Small Business GWAC Center, which was set-aside for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. ESN is a service-disabled, veteran-owned company based in Arlington, VA.

ESN is an IT and business consulting company specializing in military and government contracts. Its customers include the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. Inc. magazine has named ESN one of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country – and among the top 100 fastest-growing defense contractors in the U.S.

E-EndUSA specializes in sanitation and destruction of electronic data and the reuse and recycling of end-of-life electronics. Under the partnership, ESN will offer secure data sanitation and destruction for all media containing electronic data – including hard drives, magnetic tape and optical discs – to federal agencies, plus electronics recycling.

Based in Frederick, MD, e-EndUSA is a woman-owned small business that provides organizations with environmental compliance and data destruction of obsolete electronic equipment by recycling all materials in conformance with federal regulations. It recycles all types of industrial and consumer electronic products.
Executive Order 13101, Greening the Government through Waste Prevention, Recycling and Federal Acquisition, promotes green practices and urges agency executives to make waste prevention part of their daily operations. The e-EndUSA/ESN partnership will help federal agencies comply with DOD, GSA, EPA and NIST requirements. e-EndUSA also helps agencies participate in best practices for The Federal Electronics Challenge. The Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) is a program that encourages federal facilities and agencies to: purchase greener electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
“ We are excited about our strategic partnership with ESN” said Steve Chafitz, President and co-founder of eENDUSA. “Combing our ability to deal with end-of-life electronics and ESN’s expertise in IT services, we will help the EPA and GSA in delivering environmentally sound solutions that ensure a “Green” certification for federally compliant agencies. This will protect the environment and stretch scare budget dollars,” added Chafitz.

ESN is an IT and business consulting company specializing in military and government contracts. It provides engineering and technical support, strategic and program management, testing and evaluation, and operations support, among other IT services. ESN’s clients include branches of the U.S. armed forces and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.


Based in Arlington, VA, ESN has regional and field offices throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Founded in 1995, ESN has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification. ESN customers include the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, Military Sealift Command, Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies. Visit us at www.esncc.com. ESN is a service-disabled, veteran-owned company

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