PERFORMTECH WINS MAJOR CONTRACT TO MANAGE TRAINING DEVELOPMENT FOR U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION

Alexandria, VA (May 17, 2006) – PerformTech, a small business training development contractor, was awarded a one-year contract through the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Training Management Assistance (TMA) program to manage  training projects for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Training and Development.  The training will be developed for CBP’s varied audiences, including Border Patrol and CBP Officers, CBP employees, and students at the six CBP Academies & Training Centers.

In addition to PerformTech’s own staff of instructional designers, visual designers, and multimedia programmers, the company has assembled a high caliber team of subject matter experts that are knowledgeable in many areas important to CBP.  The following companies will serve as teaming partners to PerformTech to assist in developing the CBP training: Argonne National Laboratory, Booz Allen Hamilton, Ulrich, Brown and Associates, Inc., Border Management Strategies (BMS), Rock Creek Productions, UNITECH, Firearms Training Systems (FATS), and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

“We are thrilled to have this opportunity to work closely with the wonderful staff in the CBP Office of Training and Development to provide world-class training to the men and women who are responsible for protecting our nation’s borders,” said Katie Moran, President of PerformTech.  “The competition was very stiff for this contract and we sincerely appreciate CBP’s decision to partner with a small business as they centralize training development and streamline the deployment and maintenance of their training products.”

PerformTech, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., has been providing high-impact technology enabled training solutions for a wide base of Federal government and commercial clients since 1994.  PerformTech partners with clients to address their training needs, provides innovative solutions that fit within client budgets and schedules, and uses the latest technology to maximize audience impact.