And now, there are only three teams left in the running for the biggest contract in Orange County government’s history. The contract,to run the county’s data processing center and its telecommunications system,could mean more than $300 million in revenue over the next 10 years for the winning bidder.
The three teams that made the cut are: the current data processing manager, Lockheed Martin IMS; San Diego-based Science Applications International Corp.; and Santa Ana-based Software Maintenance Systems.
Two teams have been eliminated: Little Rock, Ark.-based Acxiom and Dallas-based ACS. A sixth company, Intratek, had previously withdrawn its proposal.
The county staff will begin negotiations with the three remaining teams and present its recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, which is expected to make a choice by September.
