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News Release 04-11-2007
Engineering Services Network, Inc. (Corporate Press Release)

Navy Awards Virginia-Based ESN $70 Million For Network-Cetric Work
ARLINGTON, VA – Engineering Services Network Inc. (ESN), a trusted leader in engineering and technology solutions, announced today that it had received a contract award from the Navy valued at $70 million for engineering, logistics, and technical support for government managed communications systems and networks.

ESN, a service-disabled, veteran-owned company based in Arlington, Va., said it had received notice from the Navy for a $9.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, cost-plus-fixed-fee performance-based contract. The award includes options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to nearly $70 million over seven years. Fifty percent of the work will be performed in the Portsmouth,Va., area and 50 percent will be performed in Charleston, S.C. If all options are exercised, the contract would extend to 2014.

The contract was competitively procured with 35 proposals solicited and three offers received. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in Charleston, S.C., is the contracting activity.

“ESN is honored to partner with the Navy,” said ESN President and CEO Raymond F. Lopez Jr. “As a Navy veteran, I understand first hand the importance of having a good team to fulfill the mission. Our team at ESN look forward to bringing our experience to the men and women who serve proudly.”

ESN stands shoulder to shoulder with its military and government customers, delivering critical services in engineering and technical support, strategic and program management, testing and evaluation, operations support and information technology.

Under the contract, ESN will:

o Provide investigation and evaluation of shipboard and shore systems and equipment to determine platform and site equipment/system configuration.

o Perform engineering investigative, evaluative and corrective services for shipboard and shore equipment/systems to identify and document design and/or installation problems related to maintainability, reliability, and operability.

o Develop, prepare, review and verify various forms of technical documentation.

o Provide investigation and evaluation of various data files to identify equipment performance deficiencies (operational and logistic).

o Develop/Provide training material/aids, and conduct training, training audits and evaluations.

o Perform maintenance philosophy evaluations to identify support requirements at the three levels (Organizational, Intermediate, and Depot) of maintenance. Determine Intermediate level screening criteria, establish depot capability requirements, and certify depot performance. Where applicable, define/evaluate nontraditional maintenance processes to provide suitable support for Commercial Off-the Shelf (COTS) equipment/systems.

(Engineering Services Network, Inc.) is a trusted leader in engineering and technology solutions. For more than a decade, we have been proudly standing shoulder to shoulder with our military and government customers, delivering critical services for missions that matter. ESN provides services in five key areas: engineering and technical support; strategic and program management; testing and evaluation; operations support; and information technology.

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 esncc.com. ESN is a service-disabled, veteran-owned company

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