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GTSI Wins $50 Million in Technology Contracts for Department of Agriculture

Posted on: Thursday, 11 August 2005, 09:00 CDT

CHANTILLY, Va., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GTSI (R) Corp. a leading government information technology solutions aggregator, today announced that it won two blanket purchase agreements (BPA) off of its GSA Schedule from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Each BPA was awarded for one year with four option years and is valued at $25 million.

The first BPA provides rugged convertible tablet PCs in support of the USDA-wide advanced communications requirements for field, state, regional, and headquarters offices. The Panasonic Toughbook 18, MIL-STD-810F rugged design, was selected to not only handle USDA's weather-adverse field work but also offer integrated capabilities such as wireless wide area network and global positioning systems.

"This USDA rugged BPA award reflects the commitment and efforts of our long-standing partnership with GTSI as well as USDA's continued confidence in our products and support. We are proud and thankful for these strong business relationships," said Rance Poehler, President of Panasonic Computer Solutions Company.

The second BPA calls for GTSI to provide wireless infrastructure technology and ancillary services so that USDA offices worldwide will have a secure and reliable wireless networking platform. GTSI teamed with partner, Cisco Systems, Inc., to provide products and services on this BPA.

"As a leading provider of secure, intelligent networking solutions to the federal government, Cisco is pleased to work with GTSI to support USDA's mission," said Bruce Klein, Cisco Systems area vice president of U.S. federal sales. "With GTSI providing an end-to-end mobility solution that includes Cisco wireless technologies and support, USDA is well-positioned to achieve improvements in business processes, operating costs, and the delivery of services to citizens."

"We are proud to give the USDA first rate products and solutions to help agency personnel do their jobs more efficiently in remote locations," said Dendy Young, GTSI Chairman and CEO. "We have been seeing a growing need for rugged portable PCs along with wireless networking infrastructures to support them for some time. More and more we see mobile workers who need to access their applications and documents and communicate real-time. As the workforce -- both government and corporate -- becomes more mobile, these kinds of requirements become necessary to continued productivity. Our partners in these contract awards, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company and Cisco Systems, Inc., are the clear leaders in their fields and we are pleased that the USDA has chosen us to help make its mobile work environment both secure and more productive."

About Panasonic Computer Solutions Company

Panasonic Computer Solutions Company is the leading provider of ruggedized notebook PCs. The company is a unit of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. of Japan , which recorded annual sales of $71.30 billion in the most recent fiscal year. Matsushita Electric is one of the only manufacturers today that directly controls the process of design, manufacture and quality assurance of its notebook PCs. Many key components, including LCD panels, Lithium-Ion batteries, DVD and CD-ROM drives, and board- level electronics are the products of its divisions. The products, people and business of Panasonic Computer Solutions Company are entirely dedicated to the needs of the professionals in markets such as the federal government, state and local, public safety and Fortune 1000 businesses.

About GTSI Corp.

GTSI Corp. is the leading information technology product and solutions aggregator, combining best of breed products and services to produce solutions that meet government's evolving needs. For more than two decades, GTSI has focused exclusively on Federal, State, and Local government customers worldwide, offering a broad range of products and services, an extensive contract portfolio, flexible financing options, global integration and worldwide distribution. GTSI's unique Technology Practices consisting of certified experts, deliver exceptional solutions to support government's critical transformation efforts. Additionally, GTSI focuses on systems integrators on behalf of government programs. GTSI is headquartered in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. Further information about the Company is available at http://www.gtsi.com/About.

GTSI and GTSI.com are registered trademarks of GTSI Corp. in the U.S. and other Countries. All trade names are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Paul Liberty, +1-703-502-2540, paul.liberty@gtsi.com, or Fern Krauss, +1-703-502-2054, +1-301-424-9140, fern.krauss@gtsi.com, both of GTSI Corp.

GTSI Corp.

CONTACT: Paul Liberty, +1-703-502-2540, paul.liberty@gtsi.com, or FernKrauss, +1-703-502-2054, or +1-301-424-9140, fern.krauss@gtsi.com, both ofGTSI Corp.

Web site: http://www.gtsi.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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