SRA Wins $72.9 Million Contract for DEA Infrastructure Support
11 Juli 2011 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of
technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to
government, today announced that it has been selected by the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to continue supporting the
agency’s Firebird infrastructure. The $72.9 million Firebird
Infrastructure Technology Services II contract is a recompete for
the company, and includes a five-year base period with five,
one-year options.
SRA supports the Firebird infrastructure across six key task
areas: infrastructure integration, integration and performance
testing, managed development environment, deployment project
support, labs and program management.
The Firebird infrastructure is an integral part of the DEA
technology infrastructure and supports the agency’s core business
lines, including investigation, diversion control, forensics,
intelligence and support operations. Under Firebird, SRA employees
will integrate, test and implement evolving capabilities, as well
as new and updated technologies, while maintaining system security,
availability and reliability.
About SRA International, Inc.
SRA is dedicated to solving complex problems of global
significance for government organizations and commercial clients
serving the national security, civil government, health, and
intelligence and space markets. Founded in 1978, the company has
expertise in such areas as cyber security; disaster response
planning; enterprise resource planning; energy systems and
sustainability; environmental strategies; IT systems,
infrastructure and managed services; learning technologies;
logistics; public health preparedness; public safety; strategic
management consulting; and systems engineering.
SRA employs approximately 7,000 employees serving clients from
its headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and offices around the world. For
additional information on SRA, please visit www.sra.com.
Any statements in this press release about future expectations,
plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements about the
merger, the estimated value of the contract and work to be
performed, and other statements containing the words “estimates,”
“believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” and similar
expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Factors or risks that could cause the Company’s actual results to
differ materially from the results the Company anticipates include,
but are not limited to: (i) the inability to complete the
acquisition (the “Merger”) by an affiliate of Providence due to the
failure (a) to obtain the requisite stockholder approvals for the
Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (b) to satisfy other
conditions to the completion of the Merger contemplated by the
Merger Agreement; or (c) to obtain the necessary financing
arrangements set forth in the debt and equity commitment letters
delivered pursuant to the Merger Agreement; (ii) the outcome of any
legal proceedings, regulatory proceedings or enforcement matters
that have been or may be instituted against the Company and others
relating to the Merger; (iii) the occurrence of any other event,
change or circumstance that could give rise to a termination of the
Merger Agreement; (iv) the fact that, if the Merger is not
consummated due to a breach of the Merger Agreement by the
affiliates of Providence that are parties to the Merger Agreement,
SRA’s remedy may be limited to receipt of a termination fee of
$112.9 million, and if the Merger is not consummated under certain
circumstances, SRA is not entitled to receive any such termination
fee; (v) if the Merger Agreement is terminated under specified
circumstances, SRA may be required to pay an affiliate of
Providence a termination fee of up to $47 million; (vi) the
diversion of management’s attention from ongoing business concerns
due to the announcement and pendency of the Merger; (vii) the
effect of the announcement of the Merger on the Company’s business
relationships, operating results and business generally; (viii) the
effect of the Merger Agreement’s contractual restrictions on the
conduct of the Company’s business prior to the completion of the
Merger; (ix) the possible adverse effect on the price of the
Company’s common stock if the Merger is not completed in a timely
matter or at all; (x) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and
charges related to the Merger; (xi) reduced spending levels and
changing budget priorities of the Company’s largest customer, the
United States federal government, which accounts for more than 95%
of the Company’s revenue; (xii) failure to comply with complex laws
and regulations, including but not limited to the False Claims Act,
the Federal Acquisition Regulations, the Truth in Negotiations Act,
the U.S. Government Cost Accounting Standards and the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act; (xiii) possible delays or overturning of the
Company’s government contract awards due to bid protests, loss of
contract revenue or diminished opportunities based on the existence
of organizational conflicts of interest or failure to perform by
other companies on which the Company depends to deliver products
and services; (xiv) security threats, attacks or other disruptions
on the Company’s information infrastructure, and failure to comply
with complex network security and data privacy legal and
contractual obligations or to protect sensitive information; (xv)
inability or failure to adequately protect the Company’s
proprietary information or intellectual property rights or
violation of third party intellectual property rights; (xvi)
potential for significant economic or personal liabilities
resulting from failures, errors, delays or defects associated with
products, services and systems the Company supplies; (xvii) adverse
changes in federal government practices; (xviii) appropriation
uncertainties; (xix) price reductions, reduced profitability or
loss of market share due to intense competition, including for U.S.
government contracts or recompetes, and commoditization of services
the Company offers; (xx) failure of the customer to fund a contract
or exercise options to extend contracts, or the Company’s inability
to successfully execute awarded contracts; (xxi) any adverse
results of audits and investigations conducted by the Defense
Contract Audit Agency or any of the Inspectors General for various
agencies with which the Company contracts, including, without
limitation, any determination that the Company’s contractor
management information systems or contractor internal control
systems are deficient; (xxii) difficulties accurately estimating
contract costs and contract performance requirements; (xxiii)
challenges in attracting and retaining key personnel or
high-quality employees, particularly those with security
clearances; (xxiv) failure to manage acquisitions or divestitures
successfully (including identifying and valuating acquisition
targets and integrating acquired companies), losses associated with
divestitures or the Company’s inability to enter into divestitures
at attractive prices and on desired timelines; (xxv) inadequate
insurance coverage; and (xxvi) pending litigation and any resulting
sanctions, including but not limited to penalties, compensatory
damages or suspension or debarment from future government
contracting.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by
such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking
statements included in this press release represent our views as of
July 11, 2011. We anticipate that subsequent events and
developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in
the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing our views as of any date subsequent to July 11,
2011.
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