Powerware Awarded Major Air Force Contract

Dec. 7, 2001
Powerware Corporation, a business unit within Invensys plc, has been awarded a seven-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force's Air Logistics Center (ALC), Hill AFB, Utah. The seven-year IDIQ contract has an estimated cumulative value of $76 million.

RALEIGH, N.C. (December 7, 2001) - Powerware Corporation, a business unit within Invensys plc, has been awarded a seven-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Air Force's Air Logistics Center (ALC), Hill AFB, Utah. The seven-year IDIQ contract has an estimated cumulative value of $76 million.

Under the terms of the contract, Powerware will provide power reliability products and complete turnkey services including engineering, project management, system integration, installation, training and onsite maintenance services. Products will include online, double conversion UPSs ranging in size from 125kVA to 1000kVA, ancillary electrical equipment, and spare parts. The total power solution is designed and engineered to deliver the highest level of system reliability and availability supporting the Air Force's mission-critical applications.

The Air Force awarded the contract to Powerware after competitively evaluating technical, management and cost criteria. Effective immediately, this contract represents the third such award by the U.S. Air Force to Powerware for UPS equipment and system integration. The previous contracts were awarded to Exide Electronics Group Inc. (now operating as Powerware Corporation) in 1988 and 1996.

"For the past 13 years, we have demonstrated our expertise in providing vital power solutions that meet high-availability needs of the ALC's 24x7 mission-critical applications," said Doug Milner, president, Invensys Power Systems. "This contract further substantiates our uncompromising commitment to provide world-class power solutions."

Based on current contract awards, Powerware is the largest UPS supplier to the U.S. Federal Government and is recognized for providing the highest quality products and services to some of the most critical and classified operations in the world.

Background: Invensys Powerware Division is a global leader in the power solutions industry. Offering the broadest range of product and services available today, Invensys Powerware integrates a full line of AC and DC power systems, power conversion products, standby batteries, telephone line surge suppression, power management software, remote monitoring, turnkey integration services and site support, providing a seamless solution. Powerware systems and services increase enterprise-wide systems availability and are utilized in local and wide area networking, data and voice over IP, colocation facilities, fixed-line and wireless communication networks, and industrial manufacturing. Invensys Powerware is headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., and is part of Invensys plc, a global leader in the Automation and Controls industry. With headquarters located in London, England, Invensys operates in all regions of the world through four focused divisions - Software Systems, Automation Systems, Power Systems, and Control Systems.

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