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Department Of Agriculture Awards Multi-Year Contract To IFOS

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Agency has awarded a multi-year contract to provide application development, maintenance and support for the agency national financial systems to Intelligent Fiscal Optimal Solutions (iFOS). 

Other project objectives include management and support of national Web sites and production related duties in addition to providing helpdesk services to customers.

Through the Financial Computer Systems Support contract, iFOS will provide programming and user support by maintaining and/or improving the agency’s Working Capital Fund (WCF) report center website and assisting end users in obtaining the required reports for operational decision-making. The firm will also conduct and monitor full-scope Certification and Accreditation (C&A) program phases that integrate into the agency specific System Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

The size of the contract was not shared.

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