Accenture Federal Services and ITG Awarded Task Order to Modernize the General Services Administration Acquisition Environment
March 25 2020 - 07:59AM
Business Wire
Accenture Federal Services (AFS), a subsidiary of Accenture
(NYSE: ACN) and its teaming partner Incentive Technology Group
(ITG), which is now part of ICF (NASDAQ:ICFI), have been awarded a
task order to help the Federal Acquisition Service, part of the
General Services Administration (GSA), modernize its legacy
information technology (IT) systems and business processes.
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This is one of the first task orders issued under GSA’s CIO
Modernization and Enterprise Transformation (COMET) Blanket
Purchase Agreement (BPA), and is worth approximately $17 million
over five years. The AFS and ITG team are one of 12 entities that
were awarded a position on the COMET BPA. The team has previously
worked together on essential programs for other U.S. federal
agencies.
Under the task order, AFS and ITG will provide agile development
services and user-centered design capabilities to help FAS merge
its legacy sites into a new, improved digital solution that will
provide GSA customers with efficient access to federal contract
award information. GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service delivers
products and services across government at the best value
possible.
“We’re excited to bring forward the best of our Federal and
commercial practices to support GSA in this bold modernization
effort, as they focus on continually improving procurement outcomes
for their Federal customers,” said Elaine Beeman, who leads AFS’
civilian portfolio.
“GSA is known for deploying technology to drive continuous
innovation,” said Barrett Witkin, managing director at Accenture
Federal Services. “We’re excited to offer GSA access to Accenture’s
commercial-sector capabilities tailored for the federal government,
including artificial-intelligence-powered IT operations, cloud
migration factories, and analytics-based procurement tools and
insights.”
“We are looking forward to partnering with GSA in this important
effort to simplify and accelerate the procurement process with best
in class, modern and innovative technologies,” said JC Chidiac,
ITG’s Chief Operating Officer. “With ITG’s leading agile
development and user design capabilities, this effort will help
drive improved outcomes for GSA’s federal customers and the
citizens they serve.”
About Accenture Federal Services
Accenture Federal Services, a subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE:
ACN), is a U.S. company with offices in Arlington, Virginia.
Accenture’s federal business has served every cabinet-level
department and 30 of the largest federal organizations. Accenture
Federal Services transforms bold ideas into breakthrough outcomes
for clients at defense, intelligence, public safety, civilian and
military health organizations. Learn more at
www.accenturefederal.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company,
providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting,
interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities
across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and
specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered
by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and
Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients
in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation
to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value
across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com.
About ITG
ITG is one of the leading and fastest growing providers of
cloud-based platform services to the U.S. federal government. ITG
is now part of ICF, a global consulting and digital services
provider with over 7,000 employees in 70 locations around the
globe. ICF combines unmatched industry expertise with cutting-edge
engagement and technology capabilities to help organizations solve
their most complex challenges. Learn more at www.ICF.com.
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Maryjane.o.norris@accenturefederal.com
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