VA inks deal with HP for up to $12.5B in tech support
Seeking to improve technology-driven access to benefits and healthcare for veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded two indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts to HP Enterprise Services. Together, the deals could net the company close to $12.5 billion, according to an HP statement.
Under the larger of the two contracts, worth up to $12 billion, HP said it will compete for task orders that, combined, will centralize and expedite the VA’s purchasing of IT services. The contract has a five-year base period.
The smaller contract, also good for at least five years, enables HP to compete for up to $480 million in task orders that will seek to improve veterans’ access to on-demand benefits information and services.
IDIQ contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services during a fixed period of time, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. They are deployed when governmental bodies such as the VA can estimate but not precisely assess their need for particular products and services over a given period of time.
Under the larger of the two contracts, worth up to $12 billion, HP said it will compete for task orders that, combined, will centralize and expedite the VA’s purchasing of IT services. The contract has a five-year base period.
The smaller contract, also good for at least five years, enables HP to compete for up to $480 million in task orders that will seek to improve veterans’ access to on-demand benefits information and services.
IDIQ contracts provide for an indefinite quantity of services during a fixed period of time, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. They are deployed when governmental bodies such as the VA can estimate but not precisely assess their need for particular products and services over a given period of time.
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