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Guident Awarded Contract to Support U.S. General Services Administration
Company to Maintain Federal Acquisition Service's Business Intelligence Enterprise Data Warehouse
Herndon, VA - January 24, 2012 - Guident, a leading integrator of business intelligence and systems engineering services to the government and commercial marketplaces, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide Business Objects support services to the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). The contract, issued by the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), is for one base year with four option years and has an estimated value of $21 million.
"As an integral part of GSA, FAS delivers best value products across the government," said Dan Ackerman, Executive Vice President at Guident. "Integrating 10 program areas, FAS manages a significant amount of data that must be easily available and accessible. The use of a comprehensive data warehouse and other business intelligence solutions is an excellent approach to storing and managing that information. Guident is pleased to be supporting FAS in this initiative."
Under the terms of the agreement, Guident will maintain the FAS OCIO's Business Objects platform while providing technical services on behalf of FAS business lines. Specifically, the company will provide support activities required to develop, operate, and manage the databases, data warehouse, and Business Objects suite of products incorporated into FAS' Business Intelligence Enterprise Data Warehouse (BIEDW). Technical services include, but are not limited to:
- Maintaining, updating, upgrading the suite of Business Objects software and enhancing Oracle databases related to the BIEDW
- Developing and modifying Business Objects reports, dashboards, and universes
- Providing technical advice/support, instructional workshops, and user support on Oracle and Business Objects solutions
- Documenting all modifications and providing overall program management
The BIEDW was developed for reporting purposes and is comprised of financial and program information extracted from FAS production systems and GSA's accounting system. Financial and program analysts, business managers, and program officials use this information to analyze and report on financial and program activities.
"The Business Objects suite of products is a commercial-off-the-shelf business intelligence solution used to extract and analyze data, as well as produce ad-hoc queries and reports," said Ackerman. "Guident has over 15 years of experience utilizing and implementing Business Objects to provide greater insight into data and business processes for our clients. We are excited to bring this experience to FAS and to initiate work on this project."
About Guident
Headquartered in Herndon, VA, Guident is a leading integrator of business intelligence and systems engineering services to the government and commercial marketplaces. Guident assists its public and private sector clients in tightly managing project scope, budget, resources, and risks to ensure success. For more information, visit www.guident.com.