Date:

February 11, 2013

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – January 7, 2013 – SBG Technology Solutions, Inc., one of the fastest growing and leading information technology service providers in the United States, announced the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded SBG four separate contracts since September 2012 to support the mission of the VA and U.S. veterans. These contracts span a variety of technical areas and capitalize on SBG’s proven IT, training and research capabilities.

Through the four contracts, SBG will design a study on the role nutrition plays in the wellness of veterans, provide technical and engineering support for the integration of VA mobile applications, design and develop an enterprise risk registry system, and provide software evaluation services.

“SBG is excited to help support the Veterans Affairs’ mission,” said Carlos Del Toro, CEO of SBG. “As a veteran myself, I take seriously the effort dedicated to supporting those serving and those who have served. We are thrilled to utilize our IT expertise to help the Department of Veterans Affairs provide better services to our nation’s veterans.”

In addition to the four new VA projects, SBG continues its work in support of an array of clients including the Army National Guard, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Navy and Department of Homeland Security.

About SBG Technology Solutions:
SBG Technology Solutions is one of the fastest growing and leading information technology service providers in the United States. INC 500 featured SBG in its 2010 and 2011 listings of the fasting growing small businesses and ranked SBG in the top 20 of government service providers in 2011. Founded in 2004, SBG provides innovative and cost effective technology solutions to federal agencies and commercial clients including the Army, Army National Guard, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Voting Assistance Program and the Navy. In 2011, SBG was selected as a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon winner, recognizing the company for its innovation and excellent business practices. SBG received the Small Business Diversity Award and was selected as the 2011 Small 8A Business of the Year for SBA Region III (D.C., Md. and Va.). Additional information about SBG can be found at https://www.sbgts.com/.

The Richmond District Office announced the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) certification of SBG Technology Solutions (SBG) as a Participant in the 8(a) Business Development Program. SBG’s nine (9) year program term began December 21st, 2006.

The SBA’s 8(a) program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.

Additionally, SBG has been certified as a Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) in the Federal Government.s SDB program. SBG’s term of participation in the SDB program is concurrent with the 8(a) Business Development Certification.

While the 8(a) Program offers a broad scope of assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged firms, SDB certification strictly pertains to benefits in federal procurement. SBA certifies SDBs to make them eligible for special bidding benefits. Evaluation credits available to prime contractors boost subcontracting opportunities for SDBs.

SBG Technology Solutions will engineer, furnish, install and test (EFI&T) a Mass Notification System (MNS) consisting of a GIANT VOICE Public Address system with High Power Notification capabilities. The system will be a fixed multi-cell 121 decibel (at 100 feet) Omni-Directional, High Power Siren/Public Address Base Notification System (with 3000 watt amplifiers) capable of standard Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) alarm signals and associated voice components (Music & Audio Messages) with controls, amplifiers and speakers. The system will have redundant control/user interface capability from two geographically separated locations. Radio links will be narrow band compliant in accordance with approved ACC frequencies. The system will have a user interface central station control encoder/decoder, auxiliary board for remote activation, noise canceling microphone, two-way narrow band controls and status option capability. Status options will at a minimum inform the user of alarms, system operational or non-operational status, and battery/power information. The system will also have remote station digital voice, voice recording and programming capabilities.

SBG will utilize an IPT Project Management team approach to develop and implement the system. A System Planner, Project Administrator and Project Manager will be assigned to the project to insure agreement regarding design, documentation, training and commissioning requirements. A detailed project review will be conducted with Langley AFB personnel to verify that the design approach and expected results are in line with expectations. Engineering and Professional Services Incorporated (EPS), a factory trained and authorized regional installation contractor who specializes in siren systems and control systems, will be utilized for the installation of the activation/control points, the Giant Voice Outdoor Electronic Sirens, and the indoor warning controllers and speakers.

SBG will install the Central Control Points at the start of the installation process, allowing Operator and Administrator training to commence once the control points are complete and the initial field and/or building controllers are in place. Siren and Controller installation will then continue until completion. Upon completion of the installation and system optimization any additional training will be scheduled. Our training team will provide the training materials and training sessions utilizing actual product and simulating actual operation. Hands on demonstrations and operations are employed to insure that complete understanding is achieved.

SBG Technology Solutions is one of 503 companies being awarded indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award contracts for support services for all phases of weapon systems acquisition and life-cycle support including Research & Development Support, Prototyping, Acquisition Logistics, Modeling, Test & Evaluation Trials, and Engineering Support for the Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Strategic Systems Programs, and the United States Marine Corps.

These contracts are in addition to the existing 150 contracts already awarded under the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) acquisition program for services procurements. The Government estimates a maximum of $5,300,000,000 of services will be procured per year via orders issued under the SeaPort-e multiple award contracts. The awards have a four-year base period with one five-year award term and one additional one-year award term.

These contracts were competitively procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO), with 515 offers received and 504 contracts awarded. Contract funds will be obligated at the time of task order award and as such, multiple funding types (with varying expiration dates) may be used, consistent with the purpose for which the funds were appropriated. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Va. is the contracting activity.

The award of these contracts is a result of the SeaPort-e Rolling Admissions solicitation that expanded the SeaPort-e user base from the Naval Sea Systems Command, its field activities and affiliated Program Executive Offices (PEOs), to include the Naval Air Systems Command, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Military Sealift Command, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Naval Supply Systems Command, Strategic Systems Programs, and the United States Marine Corps. The SeaPort-e acquisition is comprised of seven regional zones in which task orders will be competed based upon the principal place of performance. These awards contain provisions to set aside requirements for small businesses, service disabled veteran owned small businesses, and historically under-utilized business zone small businesses. Under these multiple award contracts, each contractor will be provided a fair opportunity to compete for individual task orders solicited within their zone or zones of performance.

Funding: Contract funds will be obligated at time of task order award and multiple funding types may be used. The funding for task orders to be issued under these contracts will come from a variety of sources and will be consistent with the purpose for which the funds were appropriated.