HP Wins $5.6 Billion NASA Contract

HP to provide U.S. federal agencies with IT

NASA awarded Hewlett-Packard a seven-year, $5.6 billion contract to provide the agency a wide range of new technologies. HP products offered by the indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, also called the "NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) IV Class 5," will include workstations, desktops, blade PCs capable of handling Linux and Unix, servers and printers, along with other pieces of hardware.
Under the SEWP IV, federal agencies will be able to acquire technology solutions at low prices – guaranteed at or below U.S. General Services Administration schedule prices – with low 0.6 percent surcharges, capped at $18,000 for orders more than $3 million.
The entire federal government and its authorized prime contractors can purchase HP technology through SEWP IV. In addition, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has made NASA SEWP IV its mandatory contract for the acquisition of technology.
“As the federal government looks to maximize investments, reduce costs and increase efficiencies, it needs a technology partner that delivers products and complete solutions that operate seamlessly in complex IT environments,” said Jack Novia, managing director and senior vice president, Technology Solutions Group – Americas, HP. “With this NASA SEWP IV contract, HP is pleased to extend our partnership with federal government agencies and help them accomplish their mission goals.”
HP delivered more than $620 million worth of products and services to federal government agencies from 1992-2007 through the previous NASA SEWP II and SEWP III contracts.