For Immediate Release                         Contact: Teri Brouillard
                                                                             terib@xla.com

XL Associates, Inc. (XL) Wins 6 Year $100 M Competitive BPA for Program Management, Consulting & Acquisition Support Services at the US Department of State (DOS).  

March 6, 2008 (Washington DC) XL will provide cradle to grave acquisition planning, execution and administration in support of a wide range of contractual requirements for DOS strategic initiatives.  XL is providing the knowledge & skill to manage all contractual aspects of major programs involving coordination of a number of contracts.   XL will also contribute long range procurement planning, a thorough knowledge of the program objectives, scheduling and interrelationships with other programs, and skill in interpreting policies to solve unprecedented problems. Lloyd M. Mustin II, President and Founder of XL, stated:  “The mission of DOS is to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community.”  We’re privileged to have been awarded this seminal work with DOS.  As a Captain in the U.S. Navy myself, I consider it a high honor to be part of the State team as they execute their impressive world-wide responsibilities.”  All XL personnel on this effort will be cleared by the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) at the secret level as a minimum.   

XL will provide the requisite expertise to procure extensive technical services, such as large government–owned contractor operated installations and facilities that involve use and accountability for large amounts of government furnished property, numerous sub contractual arrangements, and accommodation of continuous contractual changes.  Decisions at this level involve responsiveness to continuing changes in programs or technological developments.  We are constantly balancing program and technical needs, the interests of the contractors, statutory and regulatory requirements and the prevailing socioeconomic climate, to make decisions based on sound judgment that are in the best interest of the Government.  Knowledge of post award procedures sufficient to administer complex service contacts, which require day-to-day negotiations of significant contract changes, monitoring numerous special provisions, coordinating extensive subcontracting involvement and observing rigid timeframes.  XL will use experienced judgment and initiative in applying principles, underlying guidelines, as in the evaluation of subordinate procurement programs, in deviating from traditional techniques, or in researching trends and patterns to develop new approaches, criteria or proposed policies.