All federal agencies can use Army Leasing 1. Government Technology Services Inc. of Chantilly, Va., Telos Corp. of Ashburn, Va., and Vanstar Government Services Inc. of Fairfax, Va., will lease agencies products from General Services Administration Information Technology Schedule contracts. Telos will lease products sold on its Army Small Multiuser Computer 2 contract. Stephen Sharkey, product leader for the Army Small Computer Program. There will be a one-month penalty for terminating a lease agreement early, Sharkey said.
Agencies have the option to buy the equipment at lease's end.
Hubs, laser printers, servers, power supplies and software are available through Telos' SMC-2 contract, Sharkey said. The vendors also will provide seat management services, which include asset management, network design, user support and infrastructure management, Sharkey said. The Army last September issued a request for information for the leasing program. Each bidder had to provide a copy of its GSA schedule contract, sample products, and evidence of past performance and ability to provide worldwide support, Sharkey said. Roughly 20 vendors responded.