News Release

U.S. General Services Administration

July 8, 2009 Contact: Ed Pound 202- 254- 7930

GSA #10607 Director of Communications, Recovery Board

Recovery.gov Version 2.0 $18 Million Contract Awarded

New Website Aimed at Increasing Transparency

WASHINGTON —The U.S. General Services Administration, on behalf of the Recovery Accountability
and Transparency Board, announced today the selection of Maryland-based Smartronix Inc. for the
redesign of the Recovery.gov website.

“Recovery.gov 2.0 will use innovative and interactive technologies to help taxpayers see where their
dollars are being spent,” said James A. Williams, Commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service.
“Armed with easy access to this information, taxpayers can make government more accountable for
its decisions.”

To help the Recovery Board meet its mid-October 2009 deadline to complete the website’s revisions,
GSA awarded the contract ahead of schedule. The entire procurement was completed in 31 days.

This is the first award under GSA’s Alliant contract and it is initially valued at $9,516,324 through
January 2010. If all options are exercised through January 2014, the total task order will be valued at
$17,948,518.

The Alliant contract is a multiple award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) Governmentwide

Acquisition Contract (GWAC) in which 59 companies were eligible to compete for the award.

“We are pleased that another major milestone has been achieved,’’ said Earl E. Devaney, chairman of
the Recovery Board. “We thank the GSA for its assistance and look forward to working with
Smartronix.’’
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GSA provides a centralized delivery system of products and services to the federal government,
leveraging its enormous buying power to get the best value for taxpayers.
• Founded in 1949, GSA manages more than 11 percent of the government’s total procurement
dollars and $24 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased
buildings and 213,000 vehicles.
• GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 480 historic
properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information
and services.
• GSA’s mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition
services, purchasing and E-Gov travel solutions and management policies, at best value,
allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.

Did You Know? GSA manages the federal relay contract which provides nationwide
telecommunications relay service for the hearing and/or speech impaired.

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