UXC and Red Rock Consulting Awarded Major Government Contract with Department of Defence
Department selects Australian provider for $10 Million PeopleSoft Engagement - 14 May 2007
Australian technology services company UXC Limited (ASX:UXC) and Red Rock Consulting (a wholly owned subsidiary of UXC) today announced that it has begun providing support and maintenance services for the Defence personnel management system PMKeyS as part of a major contract with the Department of Defence. Defence will transition full responsibility for PMKeyS support to UXC/Red Rock over the next seven weeks.
The contract is initially valued at $10 million for the first two years. Under the contract UXC through their specialised Oracle Services group Red Rock Consulting, together with support from Oracle, will provide operational support and maintenance services and System Change Projects for the Department of Defence’s HR environment, PMKeyS.
UXC/Red Rock won the contract by offering a strong platform to ensure the operational sustainability of the PMKeyS environment whilst allowing Defence personnel to focus on the delivery of other activities.
“We are delighted that the Department of Defence has chosen to partner with an Australian-owned technology services provider to deliver this significant project,” said Cris Nicolli, CEO, Business Solutions Group, UXC.
“It is important to recognise that this decision by Defence to engage UXC is further proof of an Australian Company being able to offer leading solutions – with a global context, and be rewarded for doing so. We are privileged that Defence has faith in UXC to deliver this project and this further affirms UXC’s capability, maturity and credibility in the government market,” he said.
As part of the contract Red Rock will undertake three component engagements:
- Transition project: a seven week project to transfer responsibility for existing PMKeyS services from the Department to UXC/Red Rock.
- Production support: initial 24 month on-site support that includes fail and fix support, incident and problem management and monthly management reporting.
- System change requests: on-site resources for system changes and enhancements including development, testing and management into the production system.
“This engagement provides us with a strong foundation to further grow our rapidly expanding Canberra based business and positions us as a significant Oracle services partner to major Federal Government Agencies” said Jonathan Rubinsztein co-CEO of Red Rock. “It is also pleasing for us to continue building on our strong Oracle relationship, with Red Rock and Oracle delivering some components of this engagement together.”
The contract is the fourth in a series of major government projects awarded to UXC since March this year. The others include the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Consular Assistance and Information System, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Voice System Upgrade and the Department of Health and Ageing Interactive Communications Facility for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The total value of these projects is estimated at some $60 million. It is anticipated that further government contracts will follow. This demonstrates the progress being made as part of UXC’s continued commitment to growth in the Federal Government Market.