FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                   JMD
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1995                                  (202) 616-2765
                                                         TDD (202) 514-1888

                 JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES INNOVATIVE 
                  COMPUTER MAINTENANCE SERVICE CONTRACT


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Justice announced
today it has awarded Unisys Corporation of McLean, Virginia, a
master contract to maintain and provide technical support
services for computers and other automated equipment.  The new
contract reduces costs and improves efficiency by combining
several agency agreements under a single arrangement.  
     The new contract is expected to save 20 percent or more over
current contracts, said Stephen Colgate, Assistant Attorney
General for Administration.  
     "By combining resources and consolidating our maintenance
and support requirements, the Department will provide employees
with dependable data processing resources on a cost-effective
basis," Colgate said.    
     Under the contract, Unisys will provide maintenance for
personal and laptop computers, laser printers and other office
equipment. It also will provide on-call service, per-call
service, mail-in service, and depot service, as well as help-desk
staffing, cabling assistance, and system relocation services. 
The contract will be administered by the Justice Management
Division.
     The contract consolidates services for all Department
offices in the continental United States, Alaska, the Caribbean
and Europe.  Procurement for the contract involved the
cooperative efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration,
Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Trustees, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S.
Attorneys, the Environment and Natural Resources Division and the
Tax Division.       
     "All Justice agencies are looking for ways to cut costs, but 
still allow direct, personal dealings with contractors," said
Colgate.  "This cooperative, consolidated contract achieves that
goal."  
     The Information Systems Selection and Acquisition Agency of
the U.S. Army negotiated the contract.
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