The losing Sprint Nextel team features Lockheed Martin, Hughes Network Systems and InterCall. The Verizon Business team includes Accenture, CSC, Fiber Tower, General Dynamics, HP, IntelSat General, Level 3 Communications, Mindbank, SkyTel, TeleTech, Verizon Wireless and Viack. Qwest’s team includes Akamai Technologies, Bearing Point, Hawaiian Telecom Services, Lucent Technologies (now Alcatel-Lucent), Science Applications International Corp. AT&T’s team includes Bechtel, Cingular Wireless, Electronic Data Systems, Global Crossing, GTSI, Northrop Grumman and SRA International. The winning Networx Universal teams feature the following players: Many of the biggest names in the network and IT services industry will share in the Networx Universal prize. What we wanted to do is create an environment where the agencies could choose between particular service providers.” “The agencies will need to look at each of the service providers and make a determination about who they might choose to be their service providers,” Johnson said. That will depend on how well each carrier does in terms of attracting business from the federal agencies that will use the contract. It’s unclear how much revenue each of the Networx Universal winners will earn. The FTS 2001 contracts won’t expire for another three-plus years to give federal agencies time to transition to the Networx program. Networx Universal replaces FTS 2001, which was awarded to Sprint and MCI in 19, respectively. “Twenty billion represents what we anticipate the business volume to be based on current volumes and anticipated growth,” Johnson said. But agency officials estimate they will spend $20 billion total on the two contracts over the next decade. GSA can spend up to $48.1 billion on Networx Universal and $20.1 billion on Networx Enterprise.

The two contracts will support 135 agencies across 191 countries. Taken together, Networx Universal and Networx Enterprise represent the largest federal telecommunications acquisition ever completed. Networx Enterprise is due for award in May. A companion contract, called Networx Enterprise, will provide emerging IP and wireless services.

The networx team