HUD Awards EDS $750M IT Contract

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded EDS Corp. a contract valued at up to $750 million to provide HUD with its information technology infrastructure.Under the contract, dubbed HITS for HUD Information Technology Systems, EDS will be responsible for furnishing personnel, hardware and software, telecommunications, facilities, and services necessary to deliver HUD's basic IT functions at more than 80 HUD offices around the country. The contract has a base period of four months followed by nine option years.