U.S. Census Bureau Awards Contract to Agilex for Mobile Application Development

CHANTILLY, Va., Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Agilex, a leading provider of mission and technology solutions to the healthcare, national security and public sectors, today announced that it has been awarded a 4-year prime contract with the U.S. Census Bureau for mobile application development.  Agilex will help the Census Bureau capitalize on new and emerging mobile technologies, including smartphones and tablets, to enhance its field survey and data collection initiatives.

"The Census Bureau has been a pioneer in the use of mobile technologies to advance its mission.  We are honored to be working with the agency to take these innovations to the next level," said Ira Entis, President of Advanced Technologies, Agilex.  "One of our key focuses across government has been in empowering field workers, such as claims adjusters, inspectors and investigators that drive many agency missions.  Working with the Census team, we can apply these solutions and best practices to streamline and improve their most critical processes."

Agilex will support the Technologies Management Office in expanding and enhancing the mobile application development practice within the Census Bureau.  As part of this process, Agilex will work with the Census Bureau to develop new applications for field data collection and other survey requirements that can be readily deployed across multiple devices and platforms.  Agilex will also help establish a common framework for mobile application development and implement a distributed development environment.

Agilex is a leading provider of enterprise mobility services and solutions to government.  The company's offerings including strategy development, program management, solution and application development, systems engineering, training and operational support.

Members of the Agilex team for the Census Bureau program include Gunnison Consulting and MapText.  Gunnison Consulting provides federal agencies with strategic IT consulting and engineering services, and has supported the Census Bureau since the company's inception in 1994.  MapText is a leading provider of automated mapping and label placement solutions for the public sector.

About Agilex

Agilex is an employee-owned provider of mission and technology solutions to the national security, healthcare and public sectors.  Realize the Value of Information^® is our corporate mantra as we help clients unlock the value of information while reducing the cost to manage it.  Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Agilex has delivered significant results for an impressive list of clients throughout the federal government.

Agilex was named the 2011 Greater Washington Government Contractor of the Year in the $25-75M category.  The company was also a recipient of a 2011 National Capital Business Ethics Award, which recognizes local companies for their sustained, executive-level commitment to promoting and maintaining an ethical business culture. Agilex was previously recognized as the Northern Virginia Technology Council's (NVTC) 2010 Hottest Emerging Government Contractor for the Washington, DC region.  The Washington Business Journal has ranked Agilex among the area's fastest growing companies, twelfth in 2011 and number one overall in 2010.

For more information, go to www.Agilex.com or call 1-888-3AGILEX.

SOURCE Agilex