Qwest Pursues Fed Networking Bonanza
Colin C. Haley writes in internetnews.com:
Qwest has assembled a team of IT firms to bid on federal networking contracts worth a total of $40 billion.
Among the companies that the Denver telecom carrier has tapped are: Akamai, a content delivery specialist; Lucent , a network equipment maker; and Science Applications International Corp., a research and engineering outfit.
Another 30 firms, including small businesses, are also part of the Qwest consortium.
The companies hope to get a piece of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Networx Universal and Enterprise contracts. Networx universal covers widespread network and communications services, while Network Enterprise focuses on regional services. The deadlines for bidding are Oct. 5 and Oct. 24, respectively.
posted by Fergie @ 10/04/2005 03:24:00 PM
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