Capgemini Awarded 7-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement with USDA

Capgemini's (CAP.FR) Capgemini Government Solutions LLC Thursday said it has been awarded a seven-year, $100 million or EUR73 million blanket purchase agreement by the General Services Administration, or GSA, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, or FEDSIM, in support of the United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, to provide Independent Verification & Validation support services for enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations agency-wide.

MAIN FACTS:

- The USDA is seeking to modernize aging departmental and agency program application systems through a comprehensive Application Transformation and Modernization program.

- Capgemini will provide IV&V services in support of ATM initiatives including Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems; the Financial Management Modernization Initiative; the Budget and Performance Management System; and Web Based Supply Chain Management.

- The first intended use of the ATM IV&V support contract is by the Farm Service Agency, which aims to transform farm program benefit delivery through MIDAS.

- The process for providing benefits to farmers will be streamlined by replacing legacy systems with a public-facing, web-based system that integrates customer self-service, farm program management, financial management and other business processes within a framework that is compliant with federal regulations.

- By Paris Bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; [phone]; [e-mail]