FAIRFAX, Va., April 13, 2009 -- the Pechan-Astegic team has been Awarded the $37 million EPA Clean Air Markets Division Support Contract

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the E.H. Pechan & Associates and Astegic, Inc. team a new contract to provide technical, analytical, IT, and communications support primarily to the Clean Air Markets Division within the Office of Atmospheric Programs.  The five-year contract, entitled “Mission Support for Clean Air Markets and Related Environmental Programs” has a potential value of nearly $37 million.

“Pechan places enormous value in this opportunity to support EPA in the development of creative approaches to solve environmental and climate change issues,” said Dr. Frank Divita, a Pechan vice president and environmental expert.  "We look forward to working with EPA’s Clean Air Markets Division to develop and evaluate innovative solutions to important environmental and climate change challenges.” 

This contract award marks the efforts of a strategic mentor-protege program put in place last fall.  Astegic's CEO, Ria Ramnani commented, "Our entrance into this vertical was a key strategic move within the firm.  The benefits of our mentor-protege program with Pechan has only begun and we are aggressively achieving our growth initiatives."  Ria also added, "We are excited about this award as it provides an essential opportunity to exemplify how our quality staff exceeds expectations by leveraging our experience with other agencies and effectively meeting the quality requirements our client demands to protect the environment.”

Information has also been published through Business Wire at
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/eh-pechan--associates-inc/story.aspx?guid=%7BB0DBD485-47A5-43EC-A979-3BED8931E203%7D&dist=msr_1

About E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.
E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc. is an environmental consulting firm that specializes in providing air pollution and climate change services to public sector clients.  Pechan has a 27-year history working with EPA, including a successful working relationship with the Clean Air Markets Division since the late 1980s that continues to this day.  Pechan is an employee-owned environmental consulting firm that qualifies as a small business under NAICS code 541620 – Environmental Consulting Services.  Pechan headquarters is located in Springfield, VA, with a regional office in Durham, NC.
 
About Astegic, Inc.
Astegic, Inc. provides technology solutions to both the government and commercial sectors worldwide and is principally engaged in mobile software development, SDLC systems engineering, enterprise architecture planning, ERP, program management, application development, and network engineering.  A woman owned SBA certified 8(a) firm, Astegic, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.  For more information, please visit www.astegic.com.
 
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