tw telecom Awarded GRITS II Contract from General Services Administration (GSA)

LITTLETON, Colo., March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — tw telecom inc. (NASDAQ:TWTC, news, filings), a leading provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises, large organizations and government entities throughout the U.S., today announced it has been awarded a competitive multi-year contract to bid for services from  the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA).   This award is known as the GSA Region 4 Integrated Telecommunications Services (GRITS) II Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Fixed Price with an Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) Multiple-Award contract.

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This contract allows tw telecom to bid on providing specific comprehensive voice, data and Internet services to all Federal agencies and organizations authorized to use GSA sources of supply and services in the southeast corridor, specifically in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The GRITS II IDIQ multiple award contract vehicle allows tw telecom to bid on Federal government voice, data and Internet solutions opportunities and for multi-site solutions that originate within the southeast region across the United States.  The base term of the GSA contract is for four years with potential value of $550 million.  Terms of the agreement call for up to two 3-year options to extend the term of the contract to ten years.  The contract award is effective beginning April 1, 2013.

tw telecom has nearly two decades of experience delivering business communication services to its customers including industry-leading Ethernet solutions and dedicated Internet connectivity. Its network connections deliver customers a secure, scalable and predictable network experience, which is critical for mission critical communications.  The company’s national fiber optic networks and MPLS IP backbone directly connect more than 18,000 buildings across the United States.  tw telecom also offers one of the most robust portfolios of Business Ethernet solutions available in the industry today, delivering services from 2 Meg to 10 Gig, within the metro or across the country, and managing the customer’s entire network doorstep to doorstep.

“We are pleased that GSA has selected tw telecom to provide highly reliable, flexible and cost-effective data services in the southeast corridor,” said Ken Folderauer, president of Public Sector at tw telecom. “tw telecom’s services will ensure that Civilian, Defense and Intelligence Federal agencies have access to the benefits of an integrated data network that gives employees the most advanced services possible.”

About tw telecom inc.
tw telecom, headquartered in Littleton, Colo., is a leading national provider of managed services, including Business Ethernet, converged and IP VPN solutions for enterprises throughout the U.S. and globally. tw telecom also delivers secure, scalable private connections for transport data networking, Internet access, voice, VPN, VoIP and security to large organizations and communications services companies. Employing a resilient fiber network infrastructure, robust product portfolio and its own Intelligent Network capabilities, tw telecom delivers customers overall economic value, an industry-leading quality service experience, and improved business productivity. Please visit www.twtelecom.com for more information.

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