Announcements
The latest news about the EIS contract.
March 30, 2023
Verizon drives appx. $700 million in cost savings for HHS through EIS.
Recent EIS task order enables HHS to consolidate network technology modernization efforts into a single award to accelerate technology implementation and save money.
December 16, 2022
Verizon Can Help EIS Transformation and Solve Challenges.
With the transition to the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract, federal agencies have a unique opportunity to modernize their communications infrastructures. By focusing not just on telecom architectures, but on the end-user experience, agencies can leverage EIS to support remote and hybrid work arrangements.
October 5, 2022
Verizon lands $1.58B Task Order from Dept. of State to modernize U.S. embassies.
Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order means Verizon will upgrade technology and network infrastructure for embassies in nearly 260 locations across the globe.
July 19, 2022
Verizon awarded over $400M modernization contract with FBI.
Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order will modernize and expand the Bureau’s network infrastructure, data and voice solutions.
March 16, 2022
U.S. Dept. of Defense awards Verizon nearly $1 billion in new business.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Verizon Public Sector three Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) task order awards worth $966.5 million. Verizon will provide network modernization services and technical support services to the Pentagon, the DOD National Capital Region (NCR) and Fort Belvoir.
February 16, 2022
GSA to continue services on $50B EIS contract’s predecessor.
The General Services Administration plans to implement the continuity of service clause for its legacy telecommunications contracts to allow agencies and vendors time to transition services to the $50 billion EIS contract.
December 1, 2021
Verizon awarded $34.6M in digital modernization contracts with U.S. Department of Energy.
Verizon Public Sector has been awarded $34.6 million through two contract awards with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The task orders were awarded through the federal government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle. The win for Verizon includes voice and data services and will involve a number of DOE facilities, including their Washington, D.C. headquarters.
October 25, 2021
Verizon lands $78M digital modernization contract with Naval District Washington.
Verizon Public Sector has been awarded a $78 million task order with Naval District Washington (NDW) through the federal government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract vehicle. Verizon Public Sector will serve as NDW’s technology partner, updating their Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) voice platform to a hosted Internet Protocol Voice Service (IPVS) at the agency’s Indian Head, Md. facility.
October 13, 2021
Why an outcomes-based approach offers a smarter path to network modernization.
Timing is running out for agencies to transition their IT and telecom services. Defining the art of the possible, rather than replacing gear, offers a faster way to modernize.
September 28, 2021
DOL ups its Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions task orders to 5 worth $887M.
Awardee Verizon will develop a secure data and voice network at nearly 1,000 DOL locations.
September 15, 2021
Nuclear Regulatory Commission on track to complete EIS transition by year end.
The agency expects to complete the contract switchover nine months ahead of the federal deadline.
September 28, 2020
Labor awards $805.9M in EIS task orders for modernizing telecom.
The Department of Labor hastened its transition to the new governmentwide contract for modernizing IT and telecommunications with the award of three major task orders.
September 4, 2020
HHS’s sweeping $2.5B EIS contract could be a model for other agencies’ telecom transitions.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), working with Verizon, is consolidating 11 different contract opportunities into one purchasing vehicle under Enterprise Infrastructure Solution (EIS). The consolidation will save taxpayers money, further the agency’s digital transformation and support HHS’s mission of enhancing the health and well-being of all Americans.
August 28, 2020
How Common Sense and Hard Work Saved Taxpayers Hundreds of Millions on HHS IT Contracts.
HHS consolidates 11 different contracts for what are known as Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions into one contract for the whole department with Verizon.
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus could further delay EIS telecom modernization ‘crucial’ to emergency response.
The General Services Administration doesn’t anticipate delaying deadlines for agencies to modernize their telecommunications under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract. But some vendors on the contract believe that the ongoing coronavirus response might further delay new awards.
March 25, 2019
Verizon receives EIS Authority to Operate
Verizon has received the Authority to Operate (ATO) under the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract.
June 7, 2018
Verizon is the first of 10 prime contractors on the government's $50 billion communications contract to report success on back office requirements, according to the General Services Administration.
May 29, 2018
GSA pushes agencies to adopt EIS
Some agency telecom buyers may be slow to transition to the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract because of the dizzying array of services offered.
January 4, 2018
Federal Government Modernization: Priorities for the Federal IT Executive
The Administration’s recent efforts to prioritize IT modernization point to the need for accelerated action inside the federal government.
October 25, 2017
Preparing For EIS: Your First Milestone
Mike Maiorana, Senior Vice President, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Public Sector, shares insight on how to prepare for EIS.
September 7, 2017
EIS 101: The Three Questions Federal Agencies Should Ask Now
Mike Maiorana, Senior Vice President, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Public Sector, encourages customers and all agencies to make choices that best enable their digital transformation: simply, securely, and reliably.
August 2, 2017
Verizon has been named an Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) contract solutions provider by the U.S. General Services Administration. Under the EIS contract, federal agencies will be able to buy information technology, telecommunications services, and other enterprise solutions from Verizon.
August 1, 2017
GSA awards $50 billion EIS contract to 10 telecom companies
Ten companies have won positions on the General Services Administration's potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract that replaces Networx as the government’s primary vehicle for telecommunications services.
GSA chooses 10 for $50B EIS telecom contract
Ten companies have won positions on the General Services Administration's potential 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Services contract that replaces Networx as the government’s primary vehicle for telecommunications services.
GSA awards $50B EIS contract to 10 telecom companies
After almost two years in development, the General Services Administration has awarded its $50 billion contract that will impact the way agencies buy network and telecommunications products and services for the next decade and a half. “Federal agencies need to be able to transform their communications and networking technologies from those that serve their needs today to those that will carry them into the future. EIS is a strong first step in that direction. This is a good day for government agencies,” Mike Maiorana, Verizon Enterprise Solutions’ senior vice president of public sector markets, said in a statement.