Army, Marine Corps Award UNITECH(R) Contracts Worth Nearly $15 Million

CENTREVILLE, Va., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- UNITECH(R), a world-class leader in training, performance improvement, simulation and security solutions, announced today that it has won a $8 million, two-year contract from the U.S. Army to develop the Army's Training Development Capability (TDC).

TDC is a leading-edge Training and Doctrine Development Tool utilizing existing databases developed by individual Army Service Schools to allow users to access training at the point of performance, said Mike Murphy , senior vice president of Training and Technology Solutions at UNITECH.

UNITECH, based in Centreville, Va., is an award-winning professional services company that provides training, performance improvement, simulation and security solutions.

Murphy said UNITECH will provide the Army with the ability to analyze, design and develop training products to be deposited into a centralized database and made available to U.S. forces worldwide on the Army's Training Information Architecture.

"We're delighted to be a partner with the Army on this important training project," said Earl W. Stafford, UNITECH Chairman and CEO. "We believe this new capability will enable the U.S. Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to speed delivery of the most up-to-date training support products to soldiers by significantly reducing design and development time."

UNITECH and its subcontractors, Booz Allen Hamilton and MPRI, were awarded the contract.

The Army contract is just the latest among the recent wins, totaling nearly $15 million, by UNITECH's Training and Technology Solutions division. In addition, other awards include:

-- A $2.7 million, three-year contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Training and Education Command Tech II under the Seaport-E contract vehicle. -- Three contracts over 1.5 years totaling $2 million from the U.S. Army under the Distance Learning Education Training Products (DLETP) contract. -- Four delivery orders totaling $2.7 million from the Army National Guard under the Military Interactive Multimedia Instruction Center (MIMIC) contract.

"We are successful in the training and performance solutions business because of our people," Murphy said. "At UNITECH, we pride ourselves on understanding our customers' unique requirements and then exceeding their expectations by providing the best-value business and technical solutions. UNITECH is able to do this by employing a work force that possesses significant experience in innovative technology-based solutions combined with expertise in the practical application of these technologies."

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UNITECH is an award-winning professional services company that provides training and technology solutions to prepare workers and defenders with the skills needed to improve their job and mission performance. With a focus on homeland security-related solutions, UNITECH's core service offerings include computer- and web-based training, simulations, maritime security solutions and a multitude of information technology services. UNITECH's customers include federal, state and local governments; emergency management agencies; and the private sector. UNITECH is based in Centreville, VA with operating locations nationwide. For more information about UNITECH, please visit www.UNITECH1.com.

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