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VERGE Information Technologies, Inc.

Capability Statement

• SBA 8(a)
• Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB)
• Historically Underutilized Business (HUB - Texas)
• Minority Certified (Native American)
• Facilities Clearance
• Effective April 17, 2006
• GSA IT Schedule 70 - GS-35F-0345W
• Effective - June 5, 2006
• SeaPort-e - N00178-10-D-6387
• STARS II - GS-06F-0916Z
• DCAA Certified
• DBE (Disadvantaged Business Entity) - Texas & D.C.

Point of Contact

Mark A. McLaughlin
(214) 206-8885 Office
(972) 979-0363 Mobile
(866) 268-8397 Fax
MMcLaughlin@VergeIT.com

Company Overview

Legal Form of Business

VERGE Information Technologies Inc., is privately held S corporation, incorporated in the state of Texas. The corporation's owner is certified 8(a) and SDB by the SBA and certified Minority (Native American) by the D/FW MBDC and HUB by the state of Texas.

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Company Background

VERGE Information Technologies, Inc. is an IT/IS Consulting and full service Solutions company. We are a nationally recognized Native American owned and operated company. We are also an 8(a), SDB (Small Disadvantaged Business) and HUB (Historically Underutilized Business in Texas) certified company. We are able to address the requirements of government projects that include sensitive information. Our years of experience in the consulting arena have allowed us to attract and retain the highest quality technology professionals.

VERGE IT was founded with the guiding principals of providing outstanding service in identifying and delivering IT resources. This tradition has driven the company's growth. Our ability to provide a wide spectrum of flexible solutions for your IT requirements in a cost efficient and timely manner has given us an outstanding reputation in the market place.

VERGE IT recognizes that your needs are unique and strives to understand those needs accurately so that we can provide you with right solutions and people for your project. We take pride and ownership in helping our clients fulfill their consulting needs. We ensure that you'll be working with the best by continuously hiring consultants with superior technical skills who also demonstrate a sound understanding of business operations. With IT innovations occurring almost daily, we know the importance of ongoing education for our consultants. Our commitment to training translates to technically superior consultants who approach projects with your ultimate satisfaction as the goal.

VERGE IT does its due diligence to ensure you get the highest quality consultants, including complete technical evaluation, reference checks, certification validation, background checks (criminal, financial, as requested) and drug screening as necessary.

VERGE IT's depth of management, our recruiting and account management personnel, coupled with our strategic partnering and teaming arrangements, allow us to provide a unique single source entity to satisfy our clients’ IT consulting needs.

Key Personnel

Mark A. McLaughlin

Mark is responsible for the overall strategic direction of VERGE IT, including new business development, and growth of new services.

Founded VERGE IT in July 2000 to provide full IT/IS solutions to leading commercial clients. Mark brings a deep market knowledge and clear perspective of evolving client requirements. A true leader, he challenges everyone at Verge to raise the bar in service and dedication. His focus on professional development of local and national team, as well as the organization as a whole, helps assure that high expectations are not only met but exceeded. His ongoing commitment to professional development ensures that Verge's staff members are appropriately challenged, acknowledged, and rewarded.

Mark has a long Sales, Recruitment and Management background in Information Technology, Financial and Telecommunications industries. Along with our Commercial clients he is leading the way in the Federal Government sector.

He began his career with Force5, where he was trained in the business from the ground up. His first position was working with the CFO learning the financial side of the business. He was then groomed by the CEO on the Sales and Recruiting side of the business. This well rounded knowledge allowed him to better understand both client and Consultant portions of the business expediting his success and impact on the company.

Mark's strong personal and religious beliefs are what drive him to work with the highest level of integrity and moral ethics. He expects that anyone who works with VERGE IT will represent this level of integrity and professionalism to our clients.

In addition to his faith, he enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife and two boys. He is involved in coaching his son's soccer team. He is an avid outdoorsman, who enjoys spending time in the mountains hunting, hiking, fishing, biking, camping and riding ATV's. He believes that quality of life is better that the quantity of things that you do in life.

Primary NAICS Codes

541511 Applications software programming services, custom computer
541511 Computer program or software development, custom
541511 Computer programming services, custom
541511 Computer software analysis and design services, custom
541511 Computer software programming services, custom
541511 Computer software support services, custom
541511 Programming services, custom computer
541511 Software analysis and design services, custom computer
541511 Software programming services, custom computer
541511 WEB (i.e., internet) page design services, custom
541512 Computer hardware consulting services or consultants
541512 Computer software consulting services or consultants
541512 Computer systems integration analysis and design services
541512 Computer systems integration design consulting services
541512 Computer systems integrator services
541512 Information management computer systems integration design services
541512 Local area network (LAN) computer systems integration design services
541512 Network systems integration design services, computer
541512 Office automation computer systems integration design services
541512 Systems integration design consulting services, computer
541512 Systems integration design services, computer
541519 Software installation services, computer
561311 Employment Placement Agencies or Services
561320 Temporary employment services
561320 Temporary help services
561320 Temporary staffing services

Primary SIC Codes

7371 Computer Programming Services
7379 Computer Consultants

Services

Application Development

• Portal development
• Web based / Web enabled development
• Client server based development
• PC based development
• Mainframe based development

Management

• Director
• Senior Manager

Full Software Development Lifecycle

• Software Management
• Project Management
• Program Management
• Business & Requirement Analysis
• Software Architecture
• Software Development
• Software Engineering
• SWQA Engineering
• Software Testing
• Software Configuration Management
• Documentation Services

Software Language Expertise

• .NET
• Visual Studio.NET
• C#
• ASP.NET
• VB.NET
• C
• C++
• Java
• J2EE
• EJO
• COBOL
• RPG
• HTML
• Delphi

Data Management

• Data Warehouse Management
• Database Administration (DBAs) - including logical, physical and production oriented DBAs
• ETL Expertise with DataStage, Cognos, Hyperion, Informatica

ERP Technologies

• Functional and Technical Expertise with application experience in Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards

Infrastructure

• LAN / WAN Architecture
• Network Engineering
• Microsoft Operating Systems Support
• LAN / WAN Administration
• UNIX Systems Administration - IBM, SUN, Linux and HP
• Disaster Recovery

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