Press Release
The Department of Homeland Security Awards EAGLE Small Business Set-Aside to Energy Enterprise Solutions, LLC
Washington, DC - September 26, 2006 - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Information Technology Acquisition Center (ITAC) issued an award to Energy Enterprise Solutions, LLC (EES) for the small business set-aside track of the Enterprise Acquisition Gateway for Leading Edge Solutions (EAGLE) Program. EES was one of the 28 small businesses selected to support these important information technology (IT) requirements.
The EAGLE contract will serve as a department-wide platform for acquiring IT service solutions in five functional categories:
1. Engineering Design, Development, Implementation and Integration2. Operations and Maintenance
3. Independent Test, Evaluation, Validation and Verification
4. Software Development
5. Management Support Services
EES was selected to support Functional Categories 1, 2, and 4. Although 28 companies out of hundreds of bidders were selected, only a handful, including EES, were selected in multiple categories.
Scott Charbo, Undersecretary of Management and DHS Chief Information Officer, said in a statement "Doing business in today's complex world of information technology requires a tremendous amount of management expertise and specialization to ensure government contracting compliance. Recognizing these factors and partnering with these companies better positions us to focus on leveraging like services, improving spend management, and better managing IT contracting as a whole."
The EAGLE Program will support the DHS goal of a creating a functionally integrated department that will integrate methods of operation among and between the various components within the information technology (IT) support systems that enhance mission effectiveness and create economies of scale through consolidation. The establishment multiple-award IT support service contracts that are available for use throughout the Department is considered a primary ITAC objective.
William R. Teel, Jr., CEO of Energy Enterprise Solutions, LLC (EES) said, "We are proud of the trust that DHS has placed in us to support their IT mission requirements." Mr. Teel also noted that DHS has a pivotal role in today's federal government, "EES will work hard to support DHS in anyway that we can."
EES is a joint venture of 1 Source Consulting, Inc. (1 Source Consulting) and RS Information Systems (RSIS), created to provide an array of information technology support services in the areas of cyber-security, telecommunications, network infrastructure, systems design and engineering, and software development. EES offers the responsiveness and dedication of a small business while providing the strength and resources of a large company. For teaming arrangements, please contact Matt Collins, our Customer Satisfaction and Teaming Coordinator, at 202.347.3449.
