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> Kore Federal joins Customs and Border Protection ACE Modernization Team

> Kore Federal awarded GSA Schedule 70 contract for Information Technology Services

> Kore Federal awarded SBA 8(a) minority business certification

Thursday, February 1, 2007

Kore Federal joins Customs and Border Protection ACE Modernization Team

Kore Federal, Inc., a woman-owned, 8(a) information technology solution provider to the Federal government, has been awarded a contract to support the DHS Customs and Border Protection ACE Modernization Program lead by IBM.

ACE Modernization includes the reengineering of Customs operational processes and the development of new technology infrastructure, computer systems, and software applications to support these processes. Modernization will address Customs commercial, enforcement, and administrative operations. with the development of a new, high-tech trade system. ACE will streamline import operations and deliver dramatic benefits to both Customs employees and the trade community.

Kore Federal will support the Targeting and Screening Systems Program Office with enterprise architecture, systems engineering, project management, and infrastructure management services.

The ACE program builds on Kore Federal's strong track record of service to DHS where we have performed on contracts for Customs and Border Protection, Transportation Security Agency and the Coast Guard.  We look forward to continued partnership with IBM and DHS via task order awards on the ACE contract.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Kore Federal awarded GSA Schedule 70 Contract for Information Technology Services

Kore Federal, Inc., a woman-owned, 8(a) information technology solution provider to the Federal government, has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 contract.  GSA Schedule 70 provides federal agencies with information technology (IT) and telecommunications hardware, software, and professional services. The contract period is five years, with three separate five-year options.

“We really looking forward to leveraging the GSA Schedule 70 to sell Kore Federal’s Information Technology Solutions to our existing Federal government customer’s in Homeland Security, the intelligence community, and the Department of Defense.” said Andrea Stygar, Kore Federal’s President and CEO.  “This GSA award will also open the door for other agencies throughout the country to work with us.”

GSA Schedule 70 supports federal customers on a worldwide basis. Since there is no maximum order limitation under the multiple award schedule, customers can use Schedule 70 to support large-scale, multi-million dollar development systems. 

Kore Federal is listed on Schedule 70 for Information Technology under contract number GS-35F-0353S.  To further simplify ordering, Kore Federal will be listed on the GSA Schedules e-Library (http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/) and through GSA Advantage (http://www.gsaadvantage.gov/), which both serve as electronic gateways for procurement opportunities with Federal, State and Local government agencies.

Monday, May 9, 2005

Kore Federal awarded SBA 8(a) minority business certification

Kore Federal, Inc. today announced that it has recently been certified by the US Small Business Administration (SBA) as a women-owned, small disadvantaged business (SDB) and 8(a) firm. The 8(a) Program helps socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs gain a foothold in government contracting.

“We are looking forward to working closely with the SBA to firmly establish our company in the federal market and continue to deliver quality information technology solutions to our customers in the DOD, Homeland Security and Intelligence agencies,” said Andrea Stygar, Kore Federal’s President and CEO.  “The 8(a) certification will open the door to a variety of new federal contracting opportunities for Kore Federal.”

Participation is divided into two phases over nine years: a four-year developmental stage and a five-year transition stage.   SBA 8(a) participants can receive sole-source contracts, up to a ceiling of $3 million for goods and services and $5 million for manufacturing. While SBA helps 8(a) firms build their competitive and institutional know-how, the agency also encourages them to participate in competitive acquisitions.

Federal acquisition policies mandate Federal agencies to award a certain percentage of their contracts to SDBs. To speed up the award process, the SBA has signed Memorandums of Understanding with 25 Federal agencies allowing them to contract directly with certified 8(a) firms.  Recent changes permit 8(a) firms to form joint ventures and teams to bid on contracts. This enhances the ability of 8(a) firms to perform larger prime contracts and overcome the effects of contract bundling - the combining of two or more contracts together into one large contract.