[Satellite TODAY 01-12-12] Encompass Government Solutions has been awarded a Schedule 70 contract for information technology services from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Encompass confirmed Jan. 11.

   Encompass currently offers a range of mission-critical managed services including fiber solutions, space segment, full-time and occasional-use transmission services and IP voice, video and data to government agencies.

   Under the GSA Schedule 70 program, Encompass said it would now be able to provide government customers with cost-effective pricing models while streamlining service procurement processes.

   “We are committed to offering our government clients the most reliable, price-competitive satcom solutions in the industry. We are pleased to be on GSA Schedule 70, and we believe our contract will make it easier for military and non-military government sectors to buy our cutting-edge services,” Encompass President and COO Bill Tillson said in a statement.