BlackBerry has been awarded a new seven-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the creation and sustainment of its new Super Enterprise for Personnel Emergency Notification System (PENS).
BlackBerry said the DHS will use BlackBerry AtHoc as a department-wide communication and visibility PENS solution for all its employees and contractors.
“BlackBerry has been a proud partner of the United States Federal Government for almost thirty years. We are honoured to expand our contribution to the nation with BlackBerry AtHoc for the Department of Homeland Security and all its components,” said John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO, BlackBerry.
“Today, BlackBerry AtHoc is used by 75% of the federal government. This new award is a testament to the faith that they have in BlackBerry and our innovative technologies, and the DHS can be confident that BlackBerry will meet and exceed their needs.”
The company noted that BlackBerry AtHoc, the most secure critical event management (CEM) solution, will deliver ‘Super Enterprise’ capabilities so that the solution can be tailored to each DHS component while providing DHS with enterprise-wide functionality.
It added that BlackBerry AtHoc is used by the majority of US federal government employees for crisis communications and incident response.
BlackBerry, American Systems and 4 Points Technology will partner to deliver on the software and services contract, which is for DHS and all its components, the company stated.
