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- APPLE WINS FIRST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BID
- AS PRIME CONTRACTOR
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- CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA--August 3, 1989--Apple Computer,
- Inc. today announced that it had been awarded a contract
- to supply the United States Postal Service (USPS) with
- Macintosh personal computers for use nationwide. In its
- first award as a prime federal government contractor,
- Apple will supply Macintosh IIx systems as part of the
- Microcomputer Acquisition for the Postal Service (MAPS)
- procurement. The MAPS contract was awarded competitively
- and carries a potential five-year term. Depending on postal
- demand, the Postal Service estimates that Apple's contract
- award may be as much as $30.2 million for systems,
- peripherals, support and service.
- The computers will support diverse office productivity
- needs in stand-alone applications, information processing and
- host terminal emulation. Falcon Microsystems, Apple's teaming
- partner on the procurement, was primarily responsible for
- configuring third party products, maintenance and support
- services. The Apple bid includes over 25 subcontractors
- who will be providing a wide variety of peripheral products
- for the Macintosh IIx.
- "This is a major milestone for our Federal Systems
- Group," said Bill Coldrick, senior vice president of sales,
- Apple USA. "The award demonstrates Apple's ability to offer
- a total solution, including support and service, at the most
- competitive price. It further solidifies the important role
- that Apple and Macintosh will have in the government's
- information technology strategy."
- "The Macintosh IIx offers the open architecture,
- connectivity and flexibility that the Postal Service
- sees as essential to its business," commented Greg Shuk,
- acting director of the Apple Federal Systems Group (AFSG)
- and manager of AFSG's Complex Systems Group, which was
- responsible for the procurement. "We are pleased to be
- working with the Postal Service to ensure that it has the
- best possible tools to serve the public."
- The MAPS contract will be used on an as-needed basis,
- meaning that the Postal Service is not committed to buying
- a specific number of systems. Known as a requirements
- contract, the legal agreement also exempts the Postal
- Service from spending a specific dollar amount on new systems.
- Apple's Federal Systems Group, headquartered in Reston,
- Virginia, has nine regional locations in the United States to
- serve all departments and agencies in the federal government.
- Falcon Microsystems, headquartered in Landover, Maryland,
- is an authorized Apple federal government reseller and holder
- of Apple's GSA Schedule.
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- Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks
- of Apple Computer, Inc.
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