Koniag Technology Solutions (KTS) Awarded Contract to Support the US Department of Transportation Strategic Planning for Transportation for the Nation
Chantilly, Va., April 12th, 2010- The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded Koniag Technology Solutions (KTS) a support contract for the strategic planning, outreach, and data gathering/reporting for the Transportation for the Nation (TFTN) program.
The contract provides comprehensive strategic coordination support services, including working in partnership with the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (RITA/BTS), which is the lead agency for Geospatial Information and Services within the USDOT.
The program is managed by USDOT Geospatial Information Officer (GIO), who will lead a Steering Committee including representatives from other federal agencies, NSGIC, state DOTs, and other stakeholders to include private sector, federal agencies, and state, regional, and local governments.
KTS, as a Geospatial/GIS solutions provider, helps enable the USDOT’s overall objective to development a transportation theme and model for all of its stakeholders. KTS will coordinate with stakeholders the deciding attributes and data levels of detail required that will be used for roads, and subsequently other transportation modes, such as rails and transit.
“We are thrilled to have been selected to work with the USDOT to accomplish this important NSGIC Transportation Planning effort; and supporting a series of stakeholder workshops to be held across the nation in the coming months with our strategic partner Applied Geographics, Inc. (AppGeo). This award is the latest in KTS awards and validates our strategy of focusing on Geospatial/GIS and Strategic Planning implementation efforts within Federal Government” said Steve Letts, KTS CEO.
Headquartered in Chantilly, VA., Koniag Technology Solutions (KTS) is an Information Technology (IT) services and solutions provider to the government. As an Alaska Native Owned (ANC), 8(a) certified, and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); KTS engages in Enterprise IT Solutions/ Technology Insertion, Geospatial Information Systems/Solutions (GIS), Situational Awareness/Common Operating Picture (COP), Enterprise Management and Governance/Capital Planning and Investment Control, and Assistive Technologies Solutions.
Media Contact: Katherine Flood, 703-342-8105; email: kflood@ksikoniag.com