CHANTILLY, Va., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Perspecta Inc. (NYSE: PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider, announced today that it has been awarded a prime position on the United States Postal Service (USPS) Enterprise Information Technology Program (EITP) Technical Support Services (TSS) contract. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery / indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has a three year base with four, one-year options, with an estimated ceiling value of $467 million.

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The USPS enterprise is one of the largest and most complex retail, shipping, logistics, and communications businesses in the world. The agency has a challenging mission meeting the needs of its customers, handling electronic commerce, participating in the global business environment, and creating new products and services on a daily basis.

"We are honored to have been chosen for this new work, and look forward to expanding our partnership with USPS," said Mac Curtis, president and CEO, Perspecta.

On the EITP TSS contract, Perspecta will provide USPS with maintenance and development support of its over 700 applications and IT support that will enable the agency to provide reliable and efficient services that are critical to U.S. businesses and the day-to-day lives of citizens. Specifically, the company will provide applications development and modernization services, DevOps support, information and data engineering, systems integration support, testing support and enterprise solutions.

About Perspecta Inc.

At Perspecta (NYSE: PRSP), we question, we seek and we solve. Perspecta brings a diverse set of capabilities to our U.S. government customers in defense, intelligence, civilian, health care and state and local markets. Our 260+ issued, licensed and pending patents are more than just pieces of paper, they tell the story of our innovation. With offerings in mission services, digital transformation and enterprise operations, our team of 14,000 engineers, analysts, investigators and architects work tirelessly to not only execute the mission, but build and support the backbone that enables it. Perspecta was formed to take on big challenges. We are an engine for growth and success and we enable our customers to build a better nation.  For more information about Perspecta, visit perspecta.com.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made on the basis of the current beliefs, expectations and assumptions of the management of Perspecta and are subject to significant risks and uncertainty. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Perspecta undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although Perspecta believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, these statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.

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