PSI Wins $120 Million Contract To Provide Department Of Veterans Affairs (VA) Enterprise Testing Service Support Services

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 4, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Planned Systems International, Inc. (PSI), a leading provider of enterprise IT solutions, today announced it has been awarded a 5-year prime contract to provide a wide range of support services to the Enterprise Testing Service (ETS) branch of the VA Enterprise Systems Engineering Office of Information and Technology Service Delivery and Engineering (OI&T SDE). The award includes a one-year base period of performance and four one-year options with a total value exceeding $120 million. This award continues PSI's success in supporting this important client and our Veterans for over five years performing similar work.

Under this contract, PSI and its team members, HP Enterprise Services, Favor TechConsulting, Checkpoint Technologies, Valytics, and Business Information Technology Solutions will provide comprehensive support to the VA ETS, including Independent Test and Evaluation, Software Code Quality Checking, Testing Systems Engineering & Implementation, Continuous Quality Improvement, ETS Management and Logistics Services, and other services as required to OI&T organizations in support of our Veterans.

Michael Snyder, PSI's Chief Operating Officer, said, "PSI and our entire team is honored and humbled to have the opportunity to continue our exceptional track record providing state-of-the-art testing solutions in support of our Veterans. As we begin this engagement, we are committed to continuing to improve and enhance the processes and services to ETS developed over the past five years."

"We're proud to augment our partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs in their mission to optimize the delivery of healthcare to the millions of veterans who have served our nation," said Terry Lin, Chief Executive Officer at PSI. "PSI looks forward to helping ensure continued support of the VA by delivering innovative Health IT services focused on the needs of this important client."       

The work will be performed primarily at the Bay Pines Test Center in Bay Pines, Florida; the Birmingham OIT Field Office in Birmingham, Alabama; and PSI's offices located in Arlington, Virginia and St. Petersburg, Florida.

About Planned Systems International, Inc.

Founded in 1988, PSI is a CMMI Maturity Level III-appraised, ISO® 9001:2008, ISO®/IEC 20000-1:2005, ISO® 27001:2005; ISO® 14001:2004-certified enterprise IT solutions and management consulting services provider, with focused services in Health IT and Testing Services. PSI has a stellar record of past performance and award-winning experience, and core capabilities in the following areas:  Requirements Gathering & Design; Enterprise Architecture & Design; Software Development & Maintenance; Systems Integration; Testing Services; Web & SharePoint Development; Cloud Computing; E-Learning - Instructional Design & Delivery; Service Delivery & Customer Care; Medical Modeling & Simulation; Big Data Analytics & Business Intelligence; Mobility Systems; Theatre Systems Support; and various Advisory & Assistance Services.

PSI has earned a reputation for applying state-of-the-art technologies and the industry's most successful methodologies to support business solutions for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Defense Health Agency, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS), Department of Agriculture, and other Government clients.

Visit PSI on the web at www.plan-sys.com.

Christina Santo

Planned Systems International, Inc.
410.964.8000