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*Corporate Capabilities*

**Global Analytic IT Services, Inc.**

6320 Augusta Dr.

6^th^ Floor

Springfield, VA 22150

Phone: 703.866-2400

Fax: 703.866-2423

[www.gaits.com](http://www.gaits.com/)

# **Corporate Background** 

Global Analytic Information Technology Services, Inc. (GAITS), a
Virginia corporation, is a full service IT consulting company that
provides high quality, technologically advanced solutions to the Federal
government marketplace. We are certified under the SBA 8(a) program and
as a Small Disadvantage Business. We pride ourselves on quality, timely,
technologically advanced solutions and are confident we can assemble
skilled resources that are focused on success.

GAITS is one of the region's most rapidly growing IT services firms.
Since it's founding in 1997, GAITS has focused almost exclusively on the
federal community. We take our position in the federal marketplace very
seriously and have grown at a rate of 9000% over the past five years.
This rapid growth exemplifies our commitment to the marketplace,
community, and our clients.

GAITS provides professional IT services. Our mission is to be
project-focused and committed to providing world-class services that
ensure customer satisfaction. Our staff has exceptional technical
expertise, security clearances, industry certifications, and a unique
ability to work with customers to solve complex problems in the design,
implementation, operation, maintenance, and management of
mission-critical systems. We tailor and customize our solutions to meet
customer requirements realizing that every customer requirement is
unique.

GAITS' expertise includes:

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> Project/Program Management
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Web-Based
> Development
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> Engineering and Support
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> Requirements Analysis
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> Assessments
>
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> and Helpdesk Support
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> and Certification
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> Telecommunications Support
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> Information Assurance
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> Management/Support
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> Security/Firewall/Intrusion Detection
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> Independent Verification & Validation
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> Assurance
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> Hardware/Software Support
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> Services

While the focus at GAITS has been on providing quality IT services, we
specialize in providing quality professional services as well. As past
performance evaluations show, GAITS has consistently provided exemplary
professional services to our customers. Total customer satisfaction
remains the center of our attention.

# **Project Management and Quality Assurance**

GAITS has successfully completed many software development projects.
This success is attributable to the adoption of a common set of
management principles across all GAITS projects. These principles are:

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Build a
strong partnership with clients

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Emphasize
quality

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Be
responsive to end‑user needs

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Stay current
with technology development

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Maximize use
of tools and best practices to ensure on-time delivery and to minimize
costs and technical risks

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Invest in
staff training

GAITS is committed to building lasting partnerships with our clients
through trust, responsive services, timely completion of quality
deliverables, and tight cost controls. GAITS places high priority in
delivering quality to the users we serve. Our success is inseparably
tied to how well our services contribute to the success of the end
users. We use independent standards to ensure that our QA processes are
fully recognized and meet external standards for quality methods.

GAITS employs ISO 9001 quality assurance techniques and controls as an
integral part of the management process. We have incorporated **[ISO
9001]{.underline}** processes and procedures into our daily activities,
and our certification will be completed June, 2003.

We provide technical and management reviews in every stage of the system
development life cycle (SDLC) for your project. Our software engineering
processes are fully compliant with **SEI CMMi Level 3**. Our IV&V
processes and QA reviews are designed to ensure SEI CMM compliance.

GAITS uses every opportunity for improvement to ensure the delivery of
timely and high quality support services. Our Team applies these proven
principles to our project management approach allowing us to be highly
responsive to our customers' support requirements and foster a high
level of success on all of our projects. Our principles include:

**Unsurpassed** **Professionalism:** The GAITS Team has consistently
demonstrated outstanding professionalism. With GAITS you can be assured
that your IT projects will be completed on time and within budget.

**Experience**: GAITS has the proven expertise through previous projects
so we can put our experience and skills to make your project a success.

**Structured and Proven Methodology**: GAITS' tested and proven
methodology ensures that your IT project is a success.

To ensure the GAITS Team is responsive to all the project needs to
deliver the needed services, the GAITS project team will:

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Have
high‑level corporate oversight and access

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Respond
quickly and correctly to fluctuating workloads

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Identify and
implement cost containment measures

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Encourage
individual initiative and creativity

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Improve user
satisfaction and increase service usage

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Keep pace
with state‑of‑the‑industry techniques and products

This streamlined project management structure allows managers to respond
quickly and effectively to the needs of our clients. It ensures all
significant activities are visible to the highest management level
securing accountability at all stages. For our projects, the Project
Managers report directly to the CIO. GAITS believes our project work is
an important part of our business goals therefore provides corporate
management oversight at all levels to foster open communication lines to
senior management.

As the daily point of contact and working partner, our Project Managers
are responsible for the following:

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> interface with the clients staff
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> of all team members including subcontractors
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> assurance (QA) oversight for all services and products
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> Administrative and technical oversight and supervision of project
> staff
>
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> development
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> assignment authority for staff
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> Performance of all management reporting
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> approval of all project invoices and expenditures

This frequent and consistent communications with our clients will ensure
that the GAITS Team stays current with our clients technical and
management objectives, discusses any challenges or concerns, and ensures
all timelines are being met. We recognize that the quality of our
responsiveness to you is dependent upon our ability to maintain
effective communications channels and will ensure this through our
project management plan and procedures.

# **Clients and Contract Vehicles**

The GAITS team has extensive experience working with government agencies
and has designed, developed, and implemented a diverse array of
projects. These projects include Internet infrastructure, network
design, helpdesk support, telecommunications development, as well as
testing, technical documentation, and end user training. Our team has
thousands of man-hours of design experience and the knowledge to support

any project requirements.

It is and has always been GAITS mission to provide information to our
clients in a timely and cost-effective manner. This can only be provided
by an organization that prides itself on its ability to plan for the
future.. With careful planning, GAITS is able to understand the needs of
tomorrow while developing quality solutions today. The following are
clients and contract vehicles GAITS is providing services under:

+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+
| **[Clients]{.underline}**                 | **[Contract              |
|                                           | Vehicles]{.underline}**  |
| Department of Education                   |                          |
|                                           | SEWP II                  |
| US Marshals Service                       |                          |
|                                           | ITOP II                  |
| Internal Revenue Service                  |                          |
|                                           | BITS                     |
| Department of Transportation              |                          |
|                                           | TEIS                     |
| NIH-National Cancer Institute             |                          |
|                                           | CIO-SP 2                 |
| General Services Administration           |                          |
|                                           | WITS 2001                |
| Defense Information Systems Agency        |                          |
|                                           | Encore                   |
| Defense Intelligence Agency               |                          |
|                                           | PRIME                    |
| Army Ft. Detrick                          |                          |
|                                           | ITBI                     |
| Air Force                                 |                          |
|                                           | AF BOA                   |
| Department of Energy WAPA                 |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| DC Department of Transportation           |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| DC Water and Sewer Administration         |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| Bearing Point (KPMG)                      |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| Verizon                                   |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| EDS                                       |                          |
|                                           |                          |
| SAIC                                      |                          |
+-------------------------------------------+--------------------------+

GAITS Information Technology and Biometrics Integration Basic Ordering
Agreement (ITBI) is a unique, pre-competed vehicle, requiring no further
competition before awarding tasks. All work performed under this vehicle
receives 8(a) credits from the SBA. Key characteristics of this vehicle
are as follows:

-   Best Value Purchase Order Agreement

-   Contract Number: GS00T02ACA2558

-   GSA Government Contact: Iris C. Faltz

-   Competed BPA with 2 other Medium Size Firms

-   Ceiling - \$299,000,000 +

-   Zero Percentage for Agency Use

-   Contract Administration Fee 2%

-   3 Step Procurement Process

    I.  Signed MOU (End-User/GSA)

    II. Paperwork Submitted To GSA

    III. Turnaround Time 48 Hours

**Acknowledgements**

Through our contracts, GAITS is consistently recognized for superior
customer service, timely, high quality deliverables, cost effectiveness,
and technologically advanced solutions.

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2001, GAITS received GSA's 2001 Technical Excellence Award from the
Federal Technology Service for providing quality services. This
prestigious award is another indication of GAITS commitment to customer
satisfaction.

The following quotes provide more examples of recognitions GAITS has
received from our clients for providing high quality services in
response to their project needs.

Outstanding is the answer to both responsiveness and attentiveness.
Highly recommended!!

\--Leroy Lassiter, Team Leader, GSA

GAITS was instrumental in helping design and implement the Border Router
Redesign Project, a solution that become a success story throughout The
IRS, CSC Alliance, and KPMG Consulting.

\--Shane Satterlund, Project Manager, IRS

GAITS customer service is outstanding. GSA is extremely satisfied. I
Believe customer service is high on the list of GAITS' priorities.

\--Diane Herdt, Deputy CIO for PBS at GSA

**[GAITS Information Assurance and Security Engineering
Services]{.underline}**

GAITS is dedicated to providing our clients with secure, confidential,
responsive, and reliable IT solutions. GAITS ensures that out clients
take the proper steps and methodologies to mitigate risks, by assessing
the current risks to the information infrastructure, providing network
monitoring, and Information assurance and awareness training.

**Finding the right level of Information Assurance**

GAITS is a provider of complete security and Information Assurance
solutions for government agencies and entities. Working with our
clients, we design the right security programs for each network and IT
environment. We make sure you have the *right* levels of protection ---
not more, and never less --- in those areas deemed most significant to
your environment, your concerns, your vulnerabilities.

**The 3-Pronged Core: Prevention, Detection, Response**

Effective Information Assurance programs involve a vigilant 3-pronged
approach: Prevention. Detection. Response. At GAITS, we work with our
government clients to ensure complete, targeted solutions for each of
these 3 critical and highly related areas.

**Prevention**

Coming up with the right security strategy dictates that you begin with
a complete, comprehensive assessment. Your agency or department\'s risks
and concerns need to be identified, the probability of each type of
occurrence evaluated, the impact of those occurrence (should the
perpetrator succeed) quantified. This impact analysis --- the cost that
a security breach will carry --- needs to be levied not only against
your organization but the public you\'re charged with protecting.
Whether it\'s an entire agency, a small division, a specific project or
program, our experienced Information Assurance experts will carry out a
complete investigation of your particular security exposures and
concerns. We\'ll design, implement and (as appropriate) maintain a
security system that will pre-emptively identify potential threats ---
before they become actual incidents. Unauthorized access and attempts
will be captured, chronicled and analyzed. We\'ll ensure that the right
pieces are in place to identify, catalog and report on all suspicious
and improper activity.

**Detection**

In today\'s sophisticated environment, good security means more than
just staying on top of the latest threats, or understanding exposures
and vulnerabilities. It also means putting in place the most appropriate
technology *[and]{.underline}* the best practices. When the issue is
homeland security, the challenge gets even more complex.

Illegal attempts to gain access to a server, a network, or a computer
are on the rise. For some large government agencies, these unauthorized
attempts can reach into the *thousands each day*. The right protection
schemes can usually block these attempts from succeeding. Still,
attempts --- even when they are unsuccessful --- represent patterns,
which can translate to new areas of threat and exposure. Vigilant
monitoring, cataloging and reporting become critical elements of a good
risk assessment plan.

**Response**

When it comes to Information Assurance, making sure the systems and
network you operate are as secure as possible involves continual focus
and commitment. It\'s not a once a year assessment, or a quarterly
implementation activity. But even with the best prevention and detection
approaches, there is always the possibility an illegal entry attempt
will succeed. The best practices in security management are built on a
continuous feedback loop. The information gathered in the prevention and
detection areas are cycled back into developing the correct response to
an event. The type of responses, of course, will depend on the type of
encroachment or attack. The best responses, however, always have this in
common: all turn on rapid identification, followed by fast, high quality
information analysis that is then disseminated out to the proper areas.

In the wake of September 11^th^, GAITS was one of the companies called
upon to perform scrubs of various government databases. Our experience
in analysis, collation and cross-referencing of data has enabled us to
assist numerous clients devise appropriate responses to IT and network
security attacks.

GAITS has expertise in a number of information assurance tools,
technologies, and products that include:

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} GAITS offers
capabilities is all of the following IA areas:

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Vulnerability/Risk Assessment

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"}
Accreditation/Certification

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Awareness
Training

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Mitigation

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Inventory of
Network Topology

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Tools ---
Monitoring, Updating System, Penetration Testing

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"}
Authentication

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"}
Policies/Procedures (including Manuals)

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Forensics

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Intrusion
Detection Tools --- Firewalls, Filters

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Reporting
Capabilities

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Agency
Assessments (including websites)

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Certification Teams (establishment & leadership)

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Application
Development

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Hardware
Planning & Implementation

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Access
Control (n level) --- Desktop/Hardware; Application; Physical

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Audit Trail
Control

![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Biometrics
--- Fingerprint, Facial Recognition Solutions

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Monitoring (on/off site)

**Security Outsourcing Services**

GAITS can provide you with the certified and specially skilled systems
engineers you need to plan, design, install, configure, manage, operate
and maintain your LAN, WAN, network servers, security systems, Internet
access, network management and operations services. We augment your
existing staff and assist you with the varied levels of IT experience
you need to meet your current networking and technology requirements.
GAITS offers a full range of services including: 

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> WAN engineering 
>
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> management 
>
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> engineering 
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} LAN and
> server administration 

-   IT Project management

Out-tasking of your IT service development: Consider the time and skills
involved in planning, designing, deploying and maintaining new network
services. Consider also the cost and time associated with staff hiring,
training and management of your IT services.  GAITS has designed and
implemented many of the networking services that you need today. Our
repeat experience can save you time and money, and provide you with a
high quality of service-unlike first time experiences with most internal
IT service developments. Our turnkey data services include: 

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> dial access services 
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} LAN,
> server and desktop services 
>
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> and service deployment 
>
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> access and security services 
>
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> NOC service development 
>
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> management platforms integration and deployment 
>
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> management

**[GAITS Telecommunications Services]{.underline}**

One of GAITS' core competencies is telecommunications.
Telecommunications planning, implementation, operations, and maintenance
have been successfully completed in 10 current and previous contracts.
Solutions to clients' requirements are customized to meet the specific
situation. We have provided architectural design for federal clients for
LANs, WANs and other telecommunications requirements. GAITS has
developed an automated telecommunications ordering process. Under the
Data Circuit Engineer effort for the US Marshals Service, GAITS used the
Consolidated Asset Tracking System to track new, current, and deleted
circuit LIDS and associated information for analog, ISDN, 56K, and T1 or
greater. Under the Remote Access Service Infrastructure for GSA we
designed and implemented a secure National network of servers for
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. Additionally, GAITS
designed, procured, and installed, circuits and equipment for ISDN
access. This effort spanned GSA's 10 Regional Offices plus the National
Capital Region and the GSA Main Computer Center -- a National/Regional
organizational architecture similar to of the FAA. Under an effort for
the IRS, GAITS developed a new architecture for the tax year mission and
deployed it.

This implementation created a clear hierarchical routing and switching
architecture in order to ensure efficient routing and diversity. This
new design ensured that all IRS redundancy, diversity, and high
availability requirements were met. GAITS wide range of technical
expertise in:

  ---------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------------
  ● Project / Program    ● Requirements Analysis       ● Network Assessment
  Management                                           

  ● Networking           ● Security/Firewall/Intrusion ● LAN / WAN Support
  Engineering and        Detection                     
  Support                                              

  ● NOC Management /     ● Infrastructure              ● Helpdesk Support
  Support                Cabling/Wiring                

  ● Training and         ● Web-Based Development       ● Transition Management
  Certification                                        
  ---------------------- ----------------------------- ------------------------

Network Design

Rapid changes in technology make it difficult for companies to decide
what products will integrate with their current network infrastructure.
GAITS\' Network Design Consulting team can assist you in the following
areas of expertise:

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> Assessments of Current Network Environment
>
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> Functional Requirements
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} Develop
> Multi-Vendor Network Integration Plans
>
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> Request for Proposals
>
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> Network Documentation
>
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> Implementation Plan for Deployment

Network Implementation

Manufacture\'s certification and fifteen years of network implementation
makes GAITS the best company to install your new network. Our team of
experts has installed hundreds of networks over the years. A GAITS
certified Engineer can help you with: 

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> Procurement Analysis
>
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> Installation and Configuration
>
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>
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> Management
>
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> Integration with Management Platforms
>
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> Installations
>
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> Migrations
>
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> Messaging Services and Migration
>
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> Router/Switch Configuration
>
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> Dial-In Solutions
>
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> Client Technologies
>
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> Management

**Co-sourcing of network operations **

You can meet your most simple or most complex networking needs by
choosing from our full range of enterprise network co-sourcing services.

> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} **Backup
> and after hour services:** For augmenting and enhancing your current
> NOC capabilities. 
>
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> **Performance enhancement:** New and advanced monitoring tools for
> network performance assessment and cost evaluation
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} **Design
> and implementation:** Design, installation, integration and service
> set-up for popular network and server management systems. Certified
> NMS staff for on-site consulting services. Building and staffing
> customer\' primary and back-up NOC.
>
> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} **Project
> management:** Project management and implementation of co-sourced
> enterprise management and network operation services.

-   **Service-level reports:** Meaningful reports suitable for
    end-users, operations staff and management. Daily reports against
    the Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

**[GAITS LAN/WAN and VPN Networking Services]{.underline}**

**Making important technology decisions\...**\
\
Balancing today\'s IT resources with tomorrow\'s advanced communication
technologies is not easy. The time and skills involved in evaluation,
testing and assessing network performance are substantial. Competitive
issues and the cost benefits required for new technologies make these
decisions even more complicated. If only there were an expert on hand to
look at what you have today, and what you\'ll need to stay ahead of your
competitors tomorrow. GAITS helps companies make these critical
decisions manageable. \
**\
LAN assessment-the key to network health**\
\
We start with a site visit, where trained engineers perform a
comprehensive analysis of your physical and logical network components
and capabilities. Next, the performance, reliability and security of
your LAN, server and desktop are compared with industry best practices
in our Technology Review Center. Then, we provide an assessment using
your business model as a foundation for any upgrades you need to keep
pace with current technologies. \
**\
Offering a full range of LAN services**\
\
You may select just a few of the technology services GAITS provides, or
you may choose complete re-design, rollout, maintenance and operations
monitoring of your LAN, server and desktop. Our LAN assessment services
includes:

> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} **Network
> discovery:** Information gathering, evaluation and documentation of
> your physical and logical network topology, asset inventory, tools,
> and processes.
>
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> **Performance analysis:** Technical and business evaluation of your
> LAN environment, including throughput, reliability, redundancy,
> security, bottlenecks, resource utilization, server consolidation and
> line cost efficiencies. 

-   **Recommendation:** Solution proposal and specific action items for
    implementation.

**LAN implementation services**

> ![](media/image3.gif){width="0.15625in" height="0.15625in"} **Design
> and installation:** LAN, server and desktop design, installation,
> software distribution, and system configuration. Deployment of
> infrastructure necessary to support varied levels of complexity and
> size including LAN switching, routers, Fast/Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, NT,
> Unix and Novell.
>
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> **Maintenance:** We plan and implement a maintenance
> program-preventive and remedial-focused on minimizing network downtime
> and achieving maximum operations efficiency. The program consists of
> discovery tools, periodic network testing, ongoing inspections and
> on-call/on-site engineering staff support.
>
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> **Technical Support:** GAITS will provide the technical skills,
> equipment and procedures necessary to identify and resolve network
> problems. \
> Asset Management: Remote inventory management and technology updates;
> upgrades via teaming arrangements to achieve the best value.
>
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> **Training:** Professional trainers provide competency in the required
> software, operating systems and network management procedures.

Building and maintaining your WAN effectively can often be a daunting
task with many challenging paths. Unfortunately, if you select the wrong
path, you may find that the performance and efficiency you require is
simply not there. With years of know how, GAITS Engineers can help you
define, select, and implement the appropriate solution for your needs.
From a simple leased-line to a multi-national fully redundant enterprise
WAN, GAITS has the knowledge you require to do it right the first time.

> **Wide Area Network design**
>
> GAITS\' WAN team can provide your organization with a robust
> enterprise-wide data communications network design. Our knowledge of
> the latest WAN technologies, in conjunction with our solid WAN
> backgrounds, enables us to provide you with the high performance
> network communications design you need to remain competitive while
> taking into consideration required future growth and technology
> changes.
>
> **Wide Area Network implementation**
>
> Whether GAITS designs your WAN, or you acquire the design through your
> own resources, GAITS can provide the implementation support you
> require. From the initial detailed project plan, through the network
> documentation, GAITS provides a detail-oriented approach to WAN
> implementation. GAITS understands that every network is critical and
> downtime can be detrimental. We offer every assurance that network
> downtime is kept to a minimum and any changes made can be reverted if
> problems arise.
>
> **Wide Area Network troubleshooting**
>
> While unfortunate, problems occasionally arise in even the cleanest
> WAN designs, and these problems are often extremely difficult to
> isolate. With our staff of trained network troubleshooters and the
> tools required for in-depth network analysis, GAITS can provide the
> troubleshooting skills required for isolating and helping you solve
> your network issues quickly and accurately.
>
> **Wide Area Network performance tuning**
>
> Many WANs in place today were designed years ago. While technologies
> available to these networks have been changing, many times the way in
> which an organizations\' WAN handles traffic has not. Through our
> extensive knowledge of WAN tuning and optimization, GAITS can help
> your organization use network resources more efficiently and get more
> out of every WAN dollar spent.

**VPN Services**

**VPN can save you money**\
\
Our Virtual Private Network offering is a service that allows secure
wide-area communications much like a private enterprise network. \
\
VPNs are increasing in popularity with good reason-they often eliminate
the need to deploy and maintain wide area network links and switching
equipment. VPNs may be implemented over the Internet or via a public
carrier\'s frame relay and ATM infrastructure. \
\
The most obvious advantage of a VPN solution is economy of using a
shared wide-area network. Organizations that take advantage of a VPN
using the Internet eliminate the need for a large investment up front
and benefit from lower ongoing enterprise network management and
operational costs. It is not uncommon for companies to experience annual
savings of over 50% by placing more than 60% of their wide-area data
traffic across the Internet. Additionally, these companies avoid the
effort and cost of large staff ramp-ups required for managing WAN
complexity and changes in technology. \
\
**From the simple to the complex**\
\
GAITS offers a full range of VPN services with built-in security
features and economies of scale that enable you to manage more users and
application demands. Starting with a Web Site evaluation, GAITS
determines whether a VPN is ideal for your needs. Our VPN services
include: 

> **VPN service using the Internet**\
> \
> Our Internet VPN service provides an instant corporate backbone
> network capability allowing data, fax and mulit-media communications
> with staff, customers, suppliers, partners and other internal and
> external organizations worldwide. \
> GAITS VPN solutions also provide cost-effective, high-speed, reliable,
> secure access to the Internet and its shared systems, bringing you
> enormous up-to-date technical information and business benefits. \
> \
> **Remote access services**\
> \
> A major problem for most organizations is the cost of building and
> maintaining their remote access infrastructure. GAITS develops and
> maintains corporate dial access services empowering telecommuters,
> remote offices and business travelers with access to information on
> their corporate data network and Intranet. GAITS also establishes
> extranets that strengthen corporate connections to trusted suppliers,
> partners and customers. Both Internet and non-Internet 800 and local
> dial analog and ISDN services are supported. \
> \
> **Non-Internet VPN services**\
> \
> Using AT&T, Frontier, Sprint and MCI public frame and ATM networks,
> GAITS designs, implements and monitors the most cost-effective VPN
> service. This allows you to reduce or totally eliminate your
> leased-line corporate backbone network infrastructure. Annual savings
> of more than 35% may be realized by migrating an enterprise WAN to a
> public frame relay VPN service.\
> \
> **VPN security services**\
> \
> GAITS creates a customized VPN security solution that protects
> internal databases and systems, while allowing the maximum flexibility
> and ease of access to your network resources and business
> applications.

**[Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V)]{.underline}**

***"Verification* is defined by the MIL-STD-2167A as \"the process of
evaluating the products of a given software development activity to
determine correctness and consistency with respect to the products and
standards provided as input to that activity\" \[216788\]. Verification
is a testing activity that occurs at all lifecycle phases using the
inputs of a phase to evaluate the products of that phase. *Validation*
is defined by the MIL-STD-2167A as: \"the process of evaluating software
to determine compliance with specified requirements\" \[216788\].
Validation ensures that software meets the requirements as specified at
all requirements definition phases, i.e., phases that define system
requirements, software requirements, design requirements, and coding
requirements."**

Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) is a process in which an
independent organization conducts an unbiased review of products to
verify and validate that the products meet requirements and are
engineered or constructed according to standard practices. IV&V is
composed of specific activities that are performed in parallel with and
complement the development process: requirements, design, build,
document verification, and program validation. Our vision is to provide
a full service level that includes identifying the problems and how they
can be corrected, becoming involved in the process rather than just
acting as an external reviewer, with no interest in the outcome. For
GAITS, IV&V is not just testing and editing, it includes a full range of
services and support for both the Government and the Contractors.

Verification determines whether or not a system or product meets all of
its allocated requirements. It exposes requirement inconsistencies and
design errors early in the development process when errors are less
expensive to correct. Validation determines whether or not the system
achieves the specified functional and performance levels in a reliable
and efficient manner.

Enterprises modernizing their information systems must ensure that the
systems:

-   Satisfy business needs

-   Are well engineered

-   Are error free

IV&V helps ensure that all products and documentation comply with the
system requirements. GAITS uses its well-established methodology to
review, analyze, and test a system throughout the system life cycle,
usually tied to external standards, such as SEI CMM or CMMi. This
methodology detects problems and deficiencies early in the life cycle to
decrease the cost of corrections and to ensure that the final products
meet performance, integrity, reliability, supportability, and quality
requirements. Our approach combines a proven, structured methodology
with innovative automated tools. We provide a comprehensive, integrated
framework of services that relies on:

-   An expert staff with a broad spectrum of technical and management
    disciplines and extensive government and industry evaluation and
    authentication expertise.

-   An in-depth knowledge of industry standards and recommended
    practices such as SEI CMM, ISO, NIST, and IEEE.

-   Rigorous processes and procedures based on standard industry
    evaluation and authentication approaches.

-   Specialized analysis tools to both facilitate and enhance
    traditional IV&V analysis.

**General Partnership Philosophy**

GAITS believes that IV&V is not only a set of review and analysis
activities, but a set of functions that occur within the context of a
whole project. The three parties (Government Agency, Modernization
Contractor, and IV&V Contractor) are parts of the entire process, and if
they function well together, the prospect for a completely successful
system delivery is enhanced.

While the functioning well together is not intended to reduce the review
and validation functions, results are enhanced when the IV&V contractor
recognizes that adversarial relationships don't help to bring a system
to successful fruition. By developing an attitude of partnership, and
working to ensure that the culture of the project team enhances the
feeling that the IV&V Team is a partner and not an "auditor" brought in
to point out errors and omissions, the opportunity to correct things in
advance and to deliver a first class product to the Government is
enhanced.

GAITS works closely with each IV&V functional customers to deliver this
philosophy. When the results of an IV&V review are a surprise, then the
process has failed, and needs to be reviewed to see how all parties can
avoid the surprises in the future. An IV&V Team, as managed by GAITS, is
an adjunct to the Government's requirement to obtain a system that does
not require constant correction and maintenance, and meets the stated
objectives. As our past performance references and our technical
expertise has demonstrated, GAITS delivers on this philosophy with
superior results.

**Experience and Results**

Our project experience as IV&V and project management support
contractors has been filled with success and increased business, as the
Government has rewarded GAITS for their support. Our IV&V project with
the Department of Education has received 3 consecutive 100% award fees
on a performance-based contract.

**[Professional, Administrative, and Management Support
Services]{.underline}**

GAITS objective in support of an Agency requirement for PAMSS is to
provide the highest quality administrative support service possible to
assist them in their mission. GAITS feel confident that we can provide
staff members who are capable of learning the specifics of the required
Agency computer applications, and adjusting to the Government culture as
an on-site support staff member.

Our highly trained professional support staff is prepared to assist with
customer support, clerical support, and the many training-intensive
administrative disciplines they require. It goes without saying that our
staff members are well versed and knowledgeable about PCs and the entire
suite of MS Office tools.

GAITS understands that the Government is looking for professional and
administrative staff members who can provide support to the customers in
clerical support, for the tracking of design and printing jobs, to the
Government staff for arranging official travel and assistance
documenting their travel expenses upon return, for performing budget and
financial management functions, for training nominations tasks, for
procurement and property management services, for tracking time and
attendance, for special events support, and for library services. These
areas entail the necessary and basic office tasks, but also require some
specialized services. These specialized services include accounting
skills, procurement knowledge, learning a variety of computer
applications specific to the agency environment, and library skills. The
staff member(s) we provide have the necessary specialized knowledge and
the ability to learn new skills quickly.

The clerical support tasks will require performing basic clerical
duties, but this position will also require being able to coordinate
office moves and handle the word processing requirements that may entail
working from handwritten copy, rough-typed copy, dictation and cassette
tapes. This person will need to be able work with medical, legal, and/or
scientific language, and will need maintain the confidentiality of the
documents they are preparing. This will require a staff member who is
talented, quick-witted, and forthright enough to work on his or her own.

The tracking of design and printing jobs will require that our staff
members learn certain systems specific to the agency, which allows them
to reconcile and monitor expenditures for professional services
contracts. We understand that the staff in this position will report to
management on a monthly basis. These staff will understand the
intricacies of preparing domestic and foreign travel vouchers through
the Travel Management Center, be able to use the Government's automated
travel system, and know the agency regulations and policies. Upon the
employee's return, this person will assist in properly documenting the
travel.