ASRC Aerospace Selected as Prime on Department of Labor Contract

Greenbelt, MD, September 2, 2005 – The Department of Labor Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) Division of Employees’ Compensation (DFEC) announced the selection of ASRC Aerospace as the prime contractor for Centralized, Outsourced Mailroom and Imaging Services. The total value of the contract, including all options, is approximately $18 million over a five year period. ASRC Aerospace, teamed with ACS Education Services, Inc. and Patriot Innovations, will provide mailroom, scanning, and indexing services for Workers Compensation claim documents.

The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs administers the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA). FECA provides workers’ compensation coverage to three million Federal and Postal workers including wage replacement, medical and vocational rehabilitation benefits for work-related injury and occupational disease. “ASRC Aerospace is a recognized leader in records and information management, providing state-of-the-art technology and subject matter expertise" said Jim Madewell, President of ASRC Aerospace. "We look forward to our partnership with the DFEC and supporting their mission in adjudicating and managing compensation claims.”

The DFEC Mailroom and Imaging Outsourcing program is to establish a centralized mailroom and imaging capability and achieve the following DFEC technical, management, cost, and risk mitigation objectives:

  • Improved mailroom, imaging, and data entry throughput and efficiency
  • Reduced mailroom, imaging, and data entry costs
  • Common workflow methodologies and process controls
  • Established management and technical expertise
  • Common processing platform
  • Robust facility and equipment capacities in support of current and future requirements
  • Ready availability of back-up facilities, equipment and personnel
  • Established telecommunications capabilities
  • Implementation of uniform, established quality control procedures

ASRC Aerospace, a subsidiary of the ASRC Federal Holding Company, is a highly diversified enterprise formed in November 1997 and certified as an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) 8(a) with the Small Business Administration (SBA). ASRC Aerospace is a for-profit corporation and is dedicated to providing comprehensive professional, technical, and engineering services. The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, ASRC Federal’s parent corporation, is owned by more than 9,500 Inupiat Eskimos primarily located along Alaska’s North Slope. Visit www.asrcaerospace.com to learn more about ASRC Aerospace Corporation.