AT&T Wins $50 Million Supply Contract from FEMA

The AT&T Government Solutions business unit has announced three awards potentially worth up to US$50 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, to provide voice and data devices for the nationwide FEMA workforce.

FEMA is responsible for coordinating the federal government's role in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.

AT&T Government Solutions will serve as the primary wireless provider to FEMA and deliver secure, reliable wireless data and voice communications for the FEMA workforce. FEMA can procure additional wireless applications from AT&T Government Solutions based on the needs of the agency.

"A secure wireless communications infrastructure is critical for first responders and their emergency management operations," said Don Herring, senior vice president, AT&T Government Solutions. "With the proven reliability, bandwidth and speed of our network, AT&T Government Solutions can help FEMA employees access the information they need for real-time decision making in the field while ensuring they can collect, access and transmit this information in a secure environment at all times, regardless of location."

FEMA will receive a combination of AT&T's LaptopConnect wireless cards and BlackBerry 8820 smartphones, as well as the 3G LG CU405 unit, which provides FEMA employees with Push To Talk capability and is a key feature for first responders.

AT&T Government Solutions already provides a wide array of voice and data services to the Department of Homeland Security and several of its agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Administration and several others.

The FEMA contracts each have a one-year base with four one-year options.

Posted to the site on 26th January 2009