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January 05, 2006

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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Unisys Corp. a "bridge" contract to continue building, securing and managing the information technology infrastructure for TSA, and for DHS headquarters facility. The contract is an indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity contract with a term of one base year with two one-year options which are exercisable at the discretion of the government. The government's estimated value of the base year is $308 million ($265 million for TSA and $43 million for DHS). The total ceiling value of the three-year period is no more than $750 million.

Affiliated Computer Services has signed a 20-month, $11.6 million contract amendment with the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH), Bureau of Health Services Financing to expand its Personal Care Services (PCS) operation. This is an amendment to ACS' existing contract with DHH that became effective July 2004.

ARAMARK International has expanded its relationship with Airbus Deutschland to provide dining services to approximately 21,000 employees at seven Airbus locations across Germany. Under a five year agreement with sales estimated to total up to $14 million per year, ARAMARK will operate restaurants, kiosks and retail shops, as well as the aircraft manufacturer’s vending and catering operations.

Affiliated Computer Services has been awarded an information technology (IT) outsourcing contract with DriveTime Sales and Finance Corporation, a DriveTime company, who with DT Acceptance Corporation, is the nation's largest used automotive sales and financing company for people with credit issues. The five-year contract is valued at $4.8 million.

APAC Customer Services, Inc., a leading provider of customer interaction solutions, announced that The Minneapolis Star Tribune has selected APAC as its customer care outsourcing partner. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, owned by The McClatchy Company, is one of the top 20 largest newspapers in the nation, serving the Twin Cities for more than 135 years.

Posted by jbowles at January 5, 2006 07:12 PM