Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, and management services to the federal government, announced today that the Company has been awarded a prime contract with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to provide record processing for the adjudication of immigration benefits. The contract has a one year base period with four one-year option periods and is valued at approximately $190 million, inclusive of the options.
Under the contract, Serco will provide records management services at the USCIS National Benefits Center (NBC) located in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Serco’s services include file operations, records distribution management, business process improvement support, automated system transactions, and system update functions. This work provides the government adjudicative support as it processes immigration-related applications for Adjustment of Status, Naturalization, Adoption, and Permanent Resident Card replacement.
According to U.S. Federal IT Spending Forecast 2010-2015 report of Market Research Media Ltd, Department of Homeland Security is one of the largest IT spenders of the Federal government.
