Certification ensures enhanced ability to compete for support services contracts at NROFAIRFAX, Va., Dec 16, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq: MANT) announced that
it recently received certification as a "non-conflicted" services
provider from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the nation's
premier agency for the design, acquisition and operation of
reconnaissance satellites. The NRO designs, builds and operates the
nation's reconnaissance
satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers
such as the CIA and DoD, can warn of potential trouble spots around the
world, help plan military operations, and monitor the environment.
The NRO, in seeking to ensure the integrity of their acquisition
process, has implemented a unique program to negotiate Organizational
Conflict of Interest (OCI) agreements with companies that are then
certified as "non-conflicted" support service providers. ManTech
recently completed all requirements under this program and is committed
to maintaining eligibility to compete for and perform support services
requiring non-conflicted status. ManTech is one of only a handful of
companies known to have sought and achieved this certification in the
government contracting community.
The NRO program, which mirrors the objectives of the Weapon Systems
Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 that President Obama signed into law
earlier this year, is designed to avoid conflicts that can occur when
the same contractor, or a parent and an affiliate, holds contracts for
support services and development on the same acquisition program. These
OCI programs are consistent with recent protest decisions by the
Government Accountability Office, indicating that conflicts cannot be
mitigated with a firewall between affiliated companies and that
avoidance is the preferred approach.
"This certification reaffirms our commitment to providing non-conflicted
services to the NRO and its DoD, Civil and Intelligence Community
customers and demonstrates our leadership as a premier provider of
systems engineering and technical services throughout the federal
government," said Lawrence B. Prior, III, President and COO, ManTech
International Corporation. "It also represents a great opportunity for
ManTech to create alliances with high-quality business partners who
share our commitment to providing non-conflicted systems engineering
services to customers worldwide."
About ManTech International Corporation:
Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia with approximately 8,000
professionals, ManTech International Corporation is a leading provider
of innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national
security programs for the Intelligence Community; the departments of
Defense, State, Homeland Security and Justice; the Space Community;
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and other U.S. federal
government customers. ManTech's expertise includes systems engineering,
systems integration, software development services, enterprise
architecture, cyber security, information assurance, intelligence
operations and analysis support, network and critical infrastructure
protection, information operations and information warfare support,
information technology, communications integration, global logistics and
supply chain management, and service oriented architectures. The company
supports the advanced telecommunications systems that are used in
Operation Iraqi Freedom and in other parts of the world; has developed a
secure, collaborative communications system for the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; and builds and maintains secure databases that track
terrorists. The company operates in the United States and 40 countries.
In 2008, BusinessWeek magazine chose ManTech for its 'InfoTech
100' listing representing the best performing tech companies in the
world; Forbes.com named ManTech as one of the 400 Best Big
Companies in the nation; and A-Space, a Web 2.0 enhanced collaboration
tool that ManTech developed for the Intelligence Community was named one
of the Top 50 Inventions of the Year by Time magazine. Also in
2008, GI Jobs magazine named ManTech a Top Ten Military Friendly
Employer for the third year in a row. Additional information on ManTech
can be found at www.mantech.com.
Forward-Looking Information:
Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do not
address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements that
ManTech believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, many
of which are outside of our control. Words such as "may," "will,"
"intends," "should," "expects," "plans," "projects," "anticipates,"
"believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential," "continue," or
"opportunity," or the negative of these terms or words of similar import
are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated, including, without limitation: adverse changes
in U.S. government spending priorities; failure to retain existing U.S.
government contracts, win new contracts, or win recompetes; adverse
results of U.S. government audits of our government contracts; risks
associated with complex U.S. government procurement laws and
regulations; adverse effect of contract consolidations; risk of contract
performance or termination; failure to obtain option awards, task orders
or funding under contracts; adverse changes in our mix of contract
types; failure to successfully integrate recently acquired companies or
businesses into our operations or to realize any accretive or
synergistic effects from such acquisitions; failure to identify, execute
or effectively integrate future acquisitions; risks of financing, such
as increases in interest rates and restrictions imposed by our credit
agreement; risks related to an inability to obtain new or additional
financing; and competition. These and other risk factors are more fully
discussed in the section entitled "Risks Factors" in ManTech's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 27, 2009, and, from time to time, in ManTech's other filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including among others, its
reports on Form 10-Q.
The forward-looking statements included in this news release are only
made as of the date of this news release and ManTech undertakes no
obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking statements made
herein, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or
circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
SOURCE: ManTech International Corporation
ManTech International Corporation
Stuart Davis
Corporate EVP, Strategy and Communications
703-218-8269
stuart.davis@mantech.com
