GlobalNet Services awarded $14M contract to support FDA Unified Registration and Listing System

GlobalNet Services, Inc., a premier information technology provider for businesses and the Federal government, today announced that it had been awarded a $14 million contract to support the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS). This five-year contract, which includes one base year and four option years, supports federal initiatives that require all facilities, which manufacture, process or hold FDA-regulated products to be registered with the Agency. GlobalNet Services will be tasked with maintaining the day-to-day operations of the FURLS project, including the development of tools to address growth as the FDA's user-base increases.

"Since 2003, GlobalNet Services has been intimately involved with the FURLS project and we have guided its growth and development along with the FDA," said Ori Reiss, President and CEO of GlobalNet Services. "This contract win is a testament to our employees who are dedicated to designing and implementing solutions that set the standard in innovation. Through our experience, we are uniquely positioned to continue developing FURLS to meet the day-to-day demands of the FDA, its partners and the general public."

GlobalNet Services began working with the FURLS project in response to the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, which mandates that all facilities that manufacture food for consumption in the United States register with the FDA. Since then, FURLS has expanded to include the registration and listing of medical devices, drugs and shell egg producers. The system, which includes software, hardware and network components, was architected by GlobalNet Services and the FDA to be a scalable, flexible and interoperable system with a documented capability for handling a substantial amount of traffic simultaneously.