NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 6, 2004
For More Information, Contact:
System Planning Corporation
James M. Kudla
703/351-8238
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jkudla@sysplan.com
System Planning Corporation Awarded $6.2M Contract to Support Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) Technology Seminars
Arlington, Va., Feb. 6 – System Planning Corporation (SPC) today announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract to provide support services for the Technical Support Working Group’s (TSWG) Critical Incident Response Technology Seminars (CIRTS). The value of the contract is $6.2 million.
“This win is significant for System Planning Corporation because it strengthens our position as a leading provider of Homeland Security solutions,” said Joe Rozek, Vice President of SPC’s Security, Operations and Technology group.
TSWG conducts Critical Incident Response Technology Seminars (CIRTS) throughout the U.S. to present the latest information on technology, concepts, and intelligence to emergency responders.
At the seminars, subject matter experts provide presentations and demonstrations of new equipment from the TSWG, the National Institute of Justice, and the FBI, ATF, and Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). The initial seminars are focused on EOD/Bomb Squads, however future seminars will be geared toward all emergency response personnel.
System Planning will organize and execute all TSWG CIRTS events during the contract period, including EOD experts who will provide current information about improvised explosive device (IED) tactics and countermeasures during each seminar.
A UK-based firm, Hazard Management Solutions, Ltd., is teaming with SPC to provide IED expertise for the seminars.
TSWG is the U.S. national forum that identifies, prioritizes, and coordinates interagency and international research and development (R&D) requirements for combating terrorism.
It rapidly develops technologies and equipment to meet the high-priority needs of the combating terrorism community, and addresses joint international operational requirements through cooperative R&D with major allies.
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