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Giant Campus
David Kinard, Director of Marketing
Phone: 206-442-4518
davidk@giantcampus.com
www.giantcampus.com
www.gcprofessional.com
Seattle - September 2006 - The Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol has awarded a five year contract to Giant Campus teamed with Perot Systems and Parsons. Perot Systems, named for its founder Ross Perot, is a $2 billion systems integrator. Parsons is one of the world's largest engineering companies. One other company was also awarded the contract.
"This is a very nice win for Giant Campus and it continues to validate our expertise in the areas of contract technical staffing, curriculum development, and technology consulting," says Pete Findley, CEO of Giant Campus.
Giant Campus, Inc. is a GSA Contract Holder and SBA HUBZone company providing technology staffing, IT consulting, and training services for government and private sector corporations.
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About Giant Campus, Inc.:
Fueled by demand to deliver technology training to different types of customers, Giant Campus has grown to serve a broad audience. For nearly a decade, Giant Campus has provided fun, project-based technology training for children, teens, and adults touching more than 2.5 million learners.
Today, a Giant Campus customer could be a 10 year-old on his quest to become the next Bill Gates or a grandma learning to use a computer for the first time. From a school in Virginia to a U.S. Army base in Washington State, Giant Campus is fulfilling multi-year and project-based contracts with all four branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Giant Campus continues its heralded tradition of providing technology training, consulting, and staffing services to the youth and education markets; the U.S. Armed Forces, their families, and DoD civilians; the federal government; and private sector corporations. To accomplish this goal, Giant Campus launched GC Professional Solutions in 2005. Since its inception, GC Professional Solutions has obtained several contracting vehicles including GSA Schedules 69 and 736. These schedules enable Giant Campus d/b/a/ GC Professional Solutions to efficiently meet the needs of the federal government and its agencies. GC Professional Solutions is a GSA Contract Holder and SBA HUBZone company providing technology staffing, consulting, and training services for government and private sector corporations.
Giant Campus is a four-time honoree of Washington CEO magazine's Best Companies to Work For award, winning top honors in 2000 and finishing in the top ten for 2004, 2005 and 2006. Giant Campus is also the winner of the Homestreet Bank's Small Business Spotlight Award for 2006. Giant Campus is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with regional offices in San Diego, California; Washington, DC; Las Vegas, Nevada; Tacoma, Washington; and Tampa, Florida.