Department of Energy's Office of Clean Coal Awards Engineering Support Services Contract to TMS, An Affiliate of The National Interest Security Company 

FAIRFAX, VA, January 26, 2009 – A contract to assist the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in the management and planning of its Clean Coal Program has been awarded to Technology & Management Services, Inc. (TMS), a portfolio company of National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC).

The five-year (36-month base, with two one-year options), $19 million contract supports DOE's Office of Clean Coal’s (OCC) mission to ensure the availability of affordable domestic energy with near-zero emissions to fuel economic prosperity, strengthen energy security, and enhance environmental quality. TMS, a member of the NISC Mission Services vertical, will provide engineering services, primarily for strategic and program planning, analysis and evaluation; technical analysis; technical communication and outreach; environmental, safety, and health functions; and financial, budget, management analysis, and administrative support.

The continued use of coal faces critical environmental challenges related to air emissions, particularly carbon dioxide and its relationship to global climate change. Overcoming these challenges will require innovative strategies that will be developed in unison with the private sector and DOE’s academic partners worldwide.

Andrew B. Maner, CEO of NISC, said, "TMS has been an active provider to the Department of Energy, supporting a wide variety of DOE program offices for over three decades. We appreciate the trust placed in us and are committed to helping the Office of Clean Coal achieve its goal of developing solutions for cleaner, more affordable, and more efficient forms of energy – a goal emphasized by the Obama administration."

"TMS is extremely pleased to have been selected to provide continued support to this critical mission," said TMS President Keller Staley. "We will dedicate all resources necessary to assist the OCC in reaching its goals and sustaining the trend toward greater efficiency and environmental quality."

TMS Senior Technical Director John Stone said the award "acknowledges the dedicated customer service our employees have provided to OCC over the past 25 years." TMS began its relationship with DOE in 1984, supporting the Clean Coal Technology Demonstration program, which eventually became the Office of Clean Coal. "We look forward to providing timely, professional services to OCC over the life of this contract."

Joining TMS in supporting the OCC contract is teaming partner Leonardo Technologies, Inc. (LTI) and several subcontractors, including ADW, Inc. and NexGen Systems.

About Technology & Management Services, Inc.:

TMS is a full-service management consulting firm that for 30 years has provided a comprehensive range of technical, management, and analytical support services to U.S. federal government clients. It is an affiliate of National Interest Security Company, LLC (NISC), a leading provider of information technology, information management, and management technology services to the U.S. intelligence community and other government agencies. TMS is a member of the NISC Mission Services vertical. Additional information on TMS can be found at www.tms-hq.com.

About National Interest Security Company, LLC:

Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, NISC is a leading provider of innovative information technology, information management, and management and technology consulting solutions in support of national interest and security initiatives for the Intelligence Community and the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Energy, as well as other key Federal Civilian and Federal Health agencies. NISC's expertise includes software and systems engineering, cyber security, biometrics, document and media exploitation, decision support and portfolio analysis, enterprise architecture, strategic management systems, intelligence operations and analysis support, and network and critical infrastructure protection. Representative missions currently include, but are not limited to, providing analytically-based portfolio and capability prototyping to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; conversion, hosting, petascale data management, and multi-lingual data exploitation for the Intelligence Community; application development and systems support to the U.S. Cyber Security effort; critical program management support to the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security; and strategy, assessment, policy, planning, and execution for the Department of Energy. NISC has nearly 1,000 employees, with the majority holding high-level security clearances.