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WidePoint awarded $1.5 million task order by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

By TechTaffy Desk

WidePoint, a provider of Trusted Mobility Management (TM2), Telecommunications Lifecycle Management (TLM), and cybersecurity solutions, has received  a follow-on task order from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

The contract modification increases the total award by $1.5 million to more than $5.7 million, expanding the current option period through October 2018, says the company.

WidePoint will deliver mobile telecom lifecycle managed services to the HHS OCIO under the HHS Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

[Image courtesy: WidePoint]

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