Proven Integration Model Generates Results for Agencies Striving to Interface Digital Marketplaces and Acquisition Solutions

LAUREL, MD, January 6, 2005 - Aquilent, a leading provider of E-Government and IT consulting services for government clients announces the successful integration of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) Electronic Procurement System (EPS) and the GSA Advantage! Digital Marketplace.   DOL and Aquilent developed and effectively executed the E-Procurement strategy using an integrated project team of professional services, certified project managers and subject matter experts.   The seamless integration of EPS, DOL's web-based acquisition system, with GSA Advantage! results in significant productivity gains throughout DOL procurement offices.

GSA Advantage! is a government marketplace that offers products and services with prices provided especially for government agencies.   Aquilent's integration with GSA Advantage! provides DOL employees the ability to purchase items from the GSA Advantage! site without ever leaving the DOL E-Procurement System.   Once connected, users select and receive catalog rich product information for "one-click" inclusion on purchase requisitions.   Business, workflow and approval logic, defined in the acquisition system, ensure proper approval and authorization of purchases.   The resulting orders then route directly (and electronically) to vendors via the GSA Advantage! interface.

GSA Advantage! integration benefits include:

• Reduction in maintenance hours associated with managing in-house vendor catalogs

• Up-to-date pricing and availability of products and services driven by the marketplace

• Elimination of pricing, item number and description errors because of the automated interface

With the addition of GSA Advantage! shopping, DOL benefits from an acquisition system that offers a complete paperless solution and drives down cost while increasing productivity and meeting the Government Paperwork Reduction Act (GPRA).

About Aquilent

Aquilent is an award-winning small business with a 25-year history of providing rapid web development and IT services in the federal market.   Headquartered in Laurel , Maryland , the company's key service areas include acquisition systems, web solutions and business automation.   Further information located at Aquilent's website www.aquilent.com .

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peter.fogelsanger@aquilent.com