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TestPros Executive VP, Tim Lund, Selected to AFCEA Small Business Committee

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Tim Lund, Executive Vice President at TestPros, has accepted a 3-year term on the Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) Small Business Committee (SBC).  Mr. Lund’s 3-year term will begin on October 1, 2019 and run through September 30, 2022.

The AFCEA Small Business Committee is a diverse group of volunteers made up of AFCEA industry members and government representatives who are ready to serve AFCEA members. The committee helps shape the association’s small business benefits and provides an active focal point for the coordination of the association’s small business programs. The Small Business Committee’s purpose is to enhance AFCEA’s outreach to the small business community, grow company memberships and cultivate partnerships among government, industry, and academic leaders, investing time and resources for such endeavors.

GSA Awards TestPros Cyber Security SINS

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The General Services Administration (GSA) has awarded TestPros authority to provide cyber services under new Cyber Security special item numbers (SINS) in the agency’s IT Schedule 70 contract vehicle. TestPros will provide federal, state, and local government penetration testing and risk and vulnerability services through the “highly adaptive” cybersecurity service SINS.

TestPros has passed GSA’s rigorous written and oral review boards for the new cybersecurity Special Item Numbers (SINS), which includes: Penetration Testing (SIN 132-45A), and Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (SIN 132-45D).

The HACS SINs feature high quality cybersecurity vendors offering federal, state, and local governments the following services:

• 132-45A Penetration Testing is security testing in which assessors mimic real-world attacks to identify methods for circumventing the security features of an application, system, or network.
• 132-45D Risk and Vulnerability Assessment conduct assessments of threats and vulnerabilities, determines deviations from acceptable configurations, enterprise or local policy, assesses the level of risk, and develops and/or recommends appropriate mitigation countermeasures in operational and non-operational situations.

TestPros has provided these services to government and commercial businesses since its inception in 1988. For more information, please contact us at info@TestPros.com

GSA Awards TestPros GSA IT Schedule 70 – Health IT SIN 132-56

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TestPros has been awarded the GSA IT Schedule 70 – Health IT Special Item Number (SIN) 132-56. The Health IT SIN, approved by GSA, began awarding this SIN to companies having qualified Health IT Experience in July 2016.

The GSA Health IT SIN 132-56 has a projected value of over $10 Billion, over the next five years and is available to all U.S. Government Agencies. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with GSA as its sole Health IT Procurement solution. GSA projects that government agencies, such as DHA and Department of Health and Human Services, will spend $3 billion annually for Health IT services.

TestPros provides Healthcare IT related “independent assessment” services to several agencies, including HHS CMS, HHS SAMHSA, JITC Hawaii, and others.

Full details of this new Health IT SIN can be found on the GSA website: www.gsa.gov/portal/content/243683.

TestPros Wins $5B VETS 2 GWAC IT Services Contract

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TestPros, Inc. a small business IT service provider to the U.S. Federal Government, has won an award on the Veterans Technology Services 2 (VETS 2) Government-wide Acquisition (GWAC) Contract from the General Services Administration.  This award was issued to the Joint Venture that TestPros is a member of, the Alliant SB CTA (ASC), an SDVOSB JV.

VETS 2 GWAC is a ten-year, $5BIT services contract vehicle only reserved for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) companies.

VETS 2 GWAC was designed to meet a variety of diverse agency IT requirements, including new and emerging technologies. As an awardee, TestPros will compete for task orders in work areas such as cyber security, accessibility, QA/IV&V, test & evaluation, data management; information and communications technology; IT operations and maintenance; software development; systems design; and new and emerging technologies.

“TestPros and our ASC JV is honored to have been selected by the GSA to serve on the Vets 2 GWAC contract vehicle, and we look forward to providing our world-class services to the customers that we serve via this purchasing vehicle”.

TestPros Support to Wounded Warriors

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TestPros support to Wounded Warriors continues with our 6th consecutive year as a sponsor of the Warrior Retreat at Bull Run.  The mission of  The Warrior Retreat at Bull Run is to provide a “home away from home” environment for our nations wounded, ill and injured Warriors currently residing at nearby military hospitals. At the Warrior Retreat, service men and women and their families can have a respite place to relax and enjoy at no cost.

The centerpiece of the Bull Run Warrior Retreat is an 11,000 square foot five bedroom home on 37 acres in the historic and picturesque Virginia countryside in Prince William County. Our Warriors and their families are invited to spend three to seven day retreats surrounded by an appreciative community that provides activities, special events and camaraderie under the desires of our honored guests.  The Bull Run Warrior Retreat stands as a tribute to a community that understands, respects, and honors the sacrifice the brave men and women of our Armed Services and their families have made protecting our freedom. We are proud to welcome them to the retreat – their “Home Away From Home” and to be part of our community, even if only for a brief stay.

TestPros Sponsors the George Mason University Computer Game Design Program

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TestPros is proud to announce that we have contributed as a sponsor to the George Mason University visual arts program called “Off The Wall”.  Proceeds from this event, to be held on April 16, 2016 from 5-8pm at GMU in Fairfax, VA will benefit student scholarships in Art, Computer Game Design, and Film and Video Studies, as well as the visiting artist fund.  This event is part of the 2016 Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival.

TestPros is proud to be a 2016 St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Fundraising Sponsor

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March 2016 – TestPros is proud to be a St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer fundraising sponsor once again. St. Baldrick’s has grown to become one of the world’s largest fundraisers for childhood cancer research. Money is raised by volunteers collecting pledges in return for having their heads shaved. The money goes to support cancer research, while the shorn heads show support for the thousands of children who have lost their hair because of cancer treatments. The name St. Baldrick’s is a combination of going bald for cancer support and St. Patrick’s Day, which is when their head-shaving events take place around the world.

TestPros Support to Wounded Warriors

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TestPros support to Wounded Warriors continues with our 5th consecutive year as a sponsor of the Salute Military Golf Association (SGMA) Wounded Warriors Golf Tournament. SMGA’s mission is to provide rehabilitative golf experiences and family inclusive golf opportunities for post 9/11 wounded war veterans in an effort to improve the quality of life for these American heroes. Eligible veterans include those wounded or injured in post 9/11 military operations in support of the war; including those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury. The Salute Military Golf Association works hard to help ensure that they provide the tools and resources necessary for our warrior golfers to continue playing the game of golf for life.

TestPros wins a DHS EAGLE II FC3 IV&V task order award at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)

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TestPros wins a DHS EAGLE II FC3 IV&V task order award at the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), Financial Management Systems Branch (FMSB). TestPros will provide Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) and Quality Assurance (QA) Oversight services to assist the OCFO FMSB in the oversight and analysis of financial system modernization activities performed by DHS and its Components. TestPros will provide analysis of the strategies, processes and plans developed by Component program offices. Our IV&V services will also be used to analyze project deliverables, artifacts, and project management processes and to verify solutions are implemented according to defined processes and perform as expected. IV&V offers management and technical benefits that result in reduced programmatic and technical risk and increased probability of program success. Problems and risks identified early in a program can be fixed and mitigated with the least impact to cost, schedule, and performance.

TestPros wins a DHS EAGLE II FC3 IV&V task order award at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)

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TestPros wins a DHS EAGLE II FC3 prime task order award at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). TestPros will provide Information Technology (IT) support to encompass all functions related to Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V), including program management, software testing, test automation, test automation frameworks, process improvement, and related services.