Pearl Interactive Network is Partnered with 7 Delta Team on Contract Awarded by Department of Veterans Affairs

Columbus, OH, August 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Pearl Interactive Network, LLC., a for profit social enterprise that hires skilled and talented disabled veterans to perform on contact center contracts is part of the 7 Delta Team that was recently awarded a 60 month, $12 billion contract by the VA’s Technology Acquisition Center. The contract is to conduct program management, strategy, planning, and technical solutions encompassing a range of IT requirements including:

· Program Management
· Software Engineering
· Test and Evaluation
· Verification and Validation
· Enterprise Network
· Enterprise Management Framework
· Cyber Security
· Operations Management
· Training
· IT Facilities

“Pearl Interactive is proud to be selected as a team member of the 7 Delta Team,” said Merry Korn, Pearl Interactive Network’s CEO. “We look forward to being on the team to assist the VA with a double bottom line mission. Our united efforts will improve the quality of healthcare and benefit services to Veterans, families and survivors, while at the same time creating a venue for creating jobs for people who served our country. This award is the most recent win in a string of successful projects that highlights Pearl Interactive’s mission of delivering quality of service while creating jobs for skilled and talented people with challenges to work.”

About the T4 Program
The T4 program is a multiple award contract vehicle that is a solution to support both the VA and non-VA customers with a ceiling value of $12 billion. T4 is an engagement that offers and opportunity for multiple prime and subcontractors to deliver a range of services that transforms the VA’s processes. “T4 is a major tool in the transformation of the VA into the 21st Century organization,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “These contracts will enable the VA to acquire services for information technology program that will help ensure timely delivery of healthcare and benefits to our veterans.”

About Pearl Interactive Network
Pearl Interactive Network is a for profit social enterprise that delivers quality contact center services. Pearl Interactive Network taps a work at home workforce of skilled and talented people with challenges to work, such as disabled veterans, people with disabilities or people living in geographically challenged areas. The company launched in 2004, delivers call center, help desk and administrative services to prime contractors, Fortune 1,000 companies and non profits. In addition to a 95% rating on a Dun and Bradstreet third party customer service evaluation, Pearl Interactive Network is a recipient of some of the following awards.

Awards and Distinctions
· 2011 Winner of the Ohio Governor’s Council on People with Disabilities Award for Best Small Business Employer
· 2011 Nominee for Outstanding Service Business - Tech Columbus
· 2011 Nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology - Tech Columbus
· 2010 Winner National Association of Women Business Owners Visionary Award
· 2010 Winner Ohio Social Entrepreneur of the Year
· 2010 Nominee for Outstanding Service Business - Tech Columbus
· 2010 Nominee for Outstanding Woman in Technology - Tech Columbus
· 2010 Nominee of Bloomberg/BusinessWeek Most Promising Social Enterprise
· 2008 Outstanding Employee Award, Ohio Association of Rehabilitation Services
· 2007 Outstanding Small Employer of the Year - Ohio Governor’s Council on Disabilities
· 2006 United States Business Leadership Award Nominee
· 2005 Ohio Governor’s Home Site Grant Award

For more information regarding Pearl Interactive Network, view the website located at www.pearlinter.org.

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