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K4 Wins $10 Million HHS Contract for Electronic Information Dissemination and Library Support Services
June 2008
Falls Church, Va.—June 12, 2008—K4 Solutions (K4), a principal provider of information technology and administrative support services to the Federal Government, announced today that they have been awarded the Electronic Information Dissemination and Library Support Services Contract for the HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Office of Communications and Knowledge Transfer (OCKT). The period of performance of this project is five years.
K4’s expertise in Web design, development, and implementation, along with their experience in managing information resources centers, provided the perfect combination of core capabilities to AHRQ that ultimately led to the contract win.
As a result of the award, K4 will be providing services to support AHRQ’s Web site and Information Resources Center (IRC) - a virtual and physical on-site library. K4 will manage day-to-day activities of the IRC; manage information, reference, and research services; and provide training, evaluation, and support for library services to AHRQ staff. K4 will also provide dedicated Web site support and consulting services, including Web page design, development, and implementation; multimedia services; and support for AHRQ’s IT infrastructure.
“The Electronic Information Dissemination and Library Support Services (EIDLS) contract will draw upon the range of expertise K4 has in information management support and Web content management,” said President and CEO of K4, Sumi Krishnan. “Being recognized by AHRQ for the solidity of our capabilities, and being given the opportunity to support AHRQ’s mission is a significant accomplishment for our company.”
K4’s Farrell O’Neill Receives Distinguished Young AFCEAN Award
May 2008
K4 Teaming Coordinator/Professional Services Manager, Farrell O’Neill was recently awarded the Young Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (YAFCEA) Distinguished Young AFCEAN of the Month Award. Farrell was recognized as a dedicated YAFCEAN member who volunteered her personal time to a number of activities including helping with IT Day bag stuffing and participating in preparations for the Mentor Protégé night. The Distinguished Young AFCEAN award is given to future leaders of AFCEA who make a positive impression on Chapter leaders. This is Ms. O’Neill’s first honorable recognition as a member and young leader of AFCEA. For more information on AFCEA NOVA, please visit www.afceanova.org
K4 Providing SharePoint Services to Non-Profit Agency in the District of Columbia
May 2008
K4 Solutions is providing SharePoint architecture and migration support to a non-profit agency in the Washington D.C. Metro area. The non-profit agency currently uses SharePoint version 2003 and is interested in using the expanded functionality and collaboration capabilities of SharePoint 2007. The migration involves the capture of over 3000 customized pages within a SharePoint environment and hundreds of members and volunteers. The site will be used for both internal and external purposes, leveraging document repositories, calendars, workspaces and other functions with SharePoint.
K4’s President Sumi Krishnan Featured on Bisnow.com’s “Top 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35” List
May 2008
K4 President, Sumi Krishnan, was recently featured on the “Top 35 Entrepreneurs Under 35” list published by Bisnow.com. Ms. Krishnan was selected for this award from a pool of hundreds of applicants. Bisnow Tech reaches nearly 20,000 local tech execs through an unprecedented partnership with the Northern Virginia Technology Council and the Tech Council of Maryland. Their readers include decision-makers in federal contracting, software, biotech, telecom and internet fields.
K4 Gives Back to the Community – March of Dimes March for Babies Event
March 2008
K4 is giving back to the community by forming a corporate team for March of Dimes/March of Babies. March for Babies is a community walk that supports the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies from birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. The K4 March for Babies Event will take place Sunday, April 20th and will span 4 miles across the Reston, VA area. K4 family, friends and partners are encouraged to attend and support the March of Babies organization by setting fundraising goals. The K4 March of Babies Event is just one example of K4’s involvement and concern for our community. For more information, please visit www.marchforbabies.com
K4 Solutions Subcontracted to Provide Project Management Support to IRS
February 2008
K4 Solutions will assist ITSolutions in providing Project Management support for the Enterprise Networks (EN) Telecommunications Projects of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This is a five-year, $8.5 million contract. K4 Solutions was brought on as a subcontractor to help with managing and delivering a range of leading edge transformation projects for existing production telecommunication service technologies, as well as a host of modernization and new initiative/new technology projects.
K4 Added to General Dynamics Information Technology DESP II Team Supporting Air Force Materials Command
February 2008
K4 recently joined the General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) Design and Engineering Support Program (DESP) II Team to support the DESP II IDIQ. The DESP II contract vehicle provides design and engineering/technical support services to the Air Force Materials Command Design & Engineering Support Program. This project, managed out of Hill Air Force Base in Utah, was created to assist and strengthen the Department of Defense mission weapon systems, components, and support equipment. This multi-faceted contract vehicle can be used by all other Air Force/Army commands, DoD agencies, and other government entities requiring similar systems. For more information, please visit http://www.gdit.com/DESPII/
K4 President Awarded AFCEA NOVA Emerging Leadership Award of 2008
February 2008
K4 President, Sumi Krishnan was recently awarded the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association AFCEA NOVA Emerging Leadership Award of 2008. Ms. Krishnan has been actively involved in AFCEA; leading mentorship events and supporting the monthly luncheons and the chapter’s Army, Air Force and Navy IT Days. This is Ms. Krishnan’s third honorable recognition as a member and leader of AFCEA. For more information on AFCEA NOVA, please visit http://www.afceanova.org.
K4 Solutions Listed on SmartCEO Future 50 List of 2008
January 2008
K4 Solutions was recently named to the Smart CEO Future 50, as one of Greater Washington’s fastest growing companies. According to SmartCEO, a growing company is determined by the “spirit, drive and dynamics of a company’s owners and managers, rather than by the size of the building, the number of its employees, or its sales volume.” Click here to read more about Smart CEO and to view the entire feature.
K4 Forms Strategic Partnership with Trimentus Technologies to Provide Quality Management Services
January 2008
K4 Solutions recently formed a strategic partnership with Trimentus, an SEI Authorized Process Consulting Firm, to provide Quality Management Services including ISO 9001, ISO 2000, ITIL, & CMMI Levels 2 and 3. By offering Quality Management Services to interested organizations, K4 assists companies in designing products and providing services that meet or exceed customer needs. K4 offers three high level Quality Management Services including (1) Process Improvements, (2) Assessments and Certifications, and (3) Quality Assurance. With each of these services, K4 helps clients apply quantitative and qualitative methods to assess organizational performance and identify improvement opportunities.
