CHANTILLY, Va., March 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc.
(NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider,
announced today that it was awarded a prime contract from the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue providing
maintenance and support for the Veterans Health Information Systems
and Technology Architecture (VistA), the agency's electronic health
records (EHR) system. The follow-on contract has a one-year base
and four, one-year options with a potential ceiling value of
$155 million, if all options are
exercised.
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On the contract, Perspecta will provide a full range of
technical, managerial and administrative services to the VA, in
support of both the primary VistA and VistA Imaging systems.
Services will include engineering support and engineering changes,
updates, repairs and other technical services. Additionally,
Perspecta will execute an expertise center that will be used to
diagnose and troubleshoot complex issues by providing various
maintenance and support services including: a call center help
desk, infrastructure and technical performance management, systems
performance monitoring, and hardware and software
troubleshooting.
"Maintaining and supporting one of the most complex EHR systems
in the world requires a broad range of capabilities and smart
answers to multifaceted challenges," said Mac Curtis, president and chief executive,
Perspecta Inc. "We are proud of the successes we've had, and are
excited to continue bringing our extensive experience and evolving
innovation to our VA customer."
VistA is a robust and sophisticated EHR system, designed and
developed to support the expansive medical system supporting U.S.
military veterans. VistA is an integrated database consisting of
180 applications for clinical, financial and administrative
functions of more than 143 facilities across the United States, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines. As a long term infrastructure partner to the
VA, Perspecta has been maintaining and supporting the VistA system
for more than 20 years.
About Perspecta Inc.
At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve.
Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S.
government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health
care and state and local markets. Our 260+ issued, licensed and
pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the
story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services,
digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of
14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work
tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support
the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big
challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable
our customers to build a better nation. For more information
about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the
current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of
Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such
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result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although
Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these
forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve
a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results
to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements.
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