The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, AKA NRC, just handed out six shiny spots on a super promising $502 million contract for IT support—dude, that’s a lot of dough! This ain’t just any casual contract; it’s for a solid decade-long blanket purchase agreement. Talk about making it rain in the world of government contracts!
The NRC, after sifting through nine bids like a prospector panning for gold, picked out six lucky companies, one of which is ActioNet and another is TekSynap. They’re probably high-fiving each other right now.
Now, what’s this GLINDA deal all about? Nope, it’s not the good witch from Oz; GLINDA stands for the NRC’s go-to contract for anything related to IT and information management. It’s like their trusty Swiss Army knife, mainly for their headquarters located in Rockville, Maryland, plus a few regional hubs. This BPA, or Blanket Purchase Agreement for you non-acronym fans, allows NRC to keep its tech game strong by backing everything from network services to cloud support and operational security. So, you could say they’re trying to run a tight ship while keeping their tech in line with what they actually need.
Looking back, the original GLINDA contract landed in 2017, and it had some solid names on board like ActioNet, CGI Federal, Leidos, and a few others, who were seemingly the best of the best at the time. Fun fact: Gunnison was hanging on with its Global Solutions & Services Frameworks, which sounds super official but like a mouthful. Fast forward to November 2022, and they started rolling out task orders using the GLINDA setup, like CGI Federal getting orders to beef up cybersecurity. They’re really not messing around!
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