News Release

Release Date : March 4, 2005

Contact: Rick Barton, 410-628-4381 Data Base Connection, Inc.

Data Base Connection Inc. announces that it has closed on a Blanket Ordering Agreement (BOA) contract with the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve Board for five years.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, referred as “The Board” herein, has a need for skilled computer personnel to assist on projects headed by Board. Information technology services will be required for mainframe and distributed projects including positions for systems analysts, programmers, database administrators, computer operators, web developers and communications analysts.

When a requirement for a certain type of personnel is determined, all of the companies with a BOA will be instructed to send in resumes.  The resumes will be reviewed and if required, an interview will be conducted with the candidate prior to making a final selection.  Once a candidate is chosen, the company will be contacted, issued a Task Order signed by the Contracting Officer, and a start date will be arranged.

Maryland's for CATS ?

DBC partners with the State of Maryland as one of the awarded vendors to CATS.

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has established this Master Contract vehicle to procure IT consulting and technical services for the State of Maryland. The objective of this Master Contract is to enable State government to procure IT consulting and technical services in a timely and economical manner. Through CATS, the State will have a flexible means of obtaining information technology (IT) resources quickly, efficiently and cost effectively by issuing Task Orders (TO) specific to its needs. Any questions or concerns about this Master Contract should be directed to the Director of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) Procurement Liaison Office (PLO) at oitplo@dbm.state.md.us.

Consulting and Technical Support (CATS) Contract: Master Vendor
Vendor Name:	Data Base Connection, Inc.
City, State:	Phoenix, MD
Email:	info@dbc-inc.com
Functional Areas: FA1 Enterprise Service Provider FA2 Web and Internet Systems FA5 Software Engineering FA6 Systems/Facilities Mgmt. And Maintenance

Pardon Our Dust

DBC's David Hopkins and Diane Venable prepare for a FSS move in Crystal City.

Scheduled for a February 2006 start date, FSS will begin its move to new facilities here in Crystal City.  The LAN/Server team has been planning for some time now to ensure that there is minimal interuption to service.  Completed in phases, the server room should be completely relocated by June 2006.  David Hopkins has been tasked to plan and coordinate the effort from the servers perspective.  Larry Wilhelm will be managing the printer relocations.  The communications team is ensuring that power and comm is sufficiently "lit".  The FSS Client Services team will be providing the desktop support for striking and setup of workstations.  The effort looks daunting and impressive, but we are convinced it will be a success.