Company Providing Laboratory Support Services for Select Agent ProgramFAIRFAX, Va., Nov 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- SRA International, Inc.
(NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting
services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients,
today announced it has won a contract with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Division of Select Agents and Toxins to provide laboratory
support services to the Select Agent Program. Awarded in September, the
contract is a re-compete of work the company has supported since 2002 through
the acquisition of Constella Group. It has an estimated value of $24.9
million over five years, if all options are exercised.
Under the contract, SRA will continue to help CDC track the possession,
use and transfer of select agents in the U.S. (Select agents are biological
agents and toxins that have the potential to pose a threat to public health
and safety if released into the environment.) The company's work includes
registering and inspecting facilities that use, store or transport select
agents; certifying that proper biosafety and biosecurity measures are in place
in the laboratories; processing select agent transfer requests; tracking all
shipments of select agents between registered facilities; and assisting CDC
with administering the Etiologic Agent Import Permit Program, which helps
control the import of agents or vectors of human disease into the U.S. Under
the new contract, SRA will increase its support for CDC and also manage and
control all records and data associated with the Select Agent Program.
"The Select Agent Program is key to ensuring the safety and security of
the registered select-agent facilities, the staff who work with those agents
and the general public, " said Wayne Myers, director of Public Health
Informatics - the SRA business unit that supports the Select Agent contract.
"Our laboratory inspectors have conducted more than 1,000 onsite inspections
over the past five years, and we look forward to continuing to help CDC manage
this critical emergency preparedness program."
About SRA International, Inc.
SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex problems of
global significance for government organizations serving the national
security, civil government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the
company and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air surveillance
and air traffic management; contract research organization (CRO) services;
cybersecurity; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning;
environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed services;
logistics; public health preparedness; strategic management consulting;
systems engineering; and wireless integration.
FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to
Work For" for nine consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ
more than 6,400 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax, Va.,
and offices around the world. For additional information on SRA, please visit
www.sra.com.
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prospects for SRA, including statements about the estimated value of the
contract and work to be performed, and other statements containing the words
"estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and
similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning
of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may
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addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release
represent our views as of November 17, 2008. We anticipate that subsequent
events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may
elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future,
we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date
subsequent to November 17, 2008.
SOURCE SRA International, Inc.