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HP Awarded Five-Year U.S. Air Force Contract
Wednesday April 6, 7:45 am ET


PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2005--HP (NYSE:HPQ - News; Nasdaq:HPQ - News) today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of the Air Force to provide desktop PCs, notebooks and servers under the provisions of an Air Force IT strategy designed to re-shape asset management and reduce total cost of technology ownership for the department.
The five-year contract includes HP client computing devices, departmental servers, additional storage for existing storage area networks, associated peripherals, replacement parts, and associated services and accessories from the HP GSA Schedule. The contract covers all non-ruggedized HP desktops, notebooks and tablet PCs.

"We are pleased to have the continuing confidence of the U.S. Air Force, and we look forward to working closely with them as the department implements its IT purchasing strategy," said Joe Farley, vice president, Federal Sales, HP.

Called the DLS BPA (Desktops, Laptops, Servers Blanket Purchasing Agreement), the contract allows HP direct bidding through the AFWay system on the Air Force's large quarterly enterprise buys for desktop and notebook PCs. In accordance with U.S. Air Force CIO policy, planned desktop and notebook purchases for Air Force customers must be purchased through AFWay or the quarterly enterprise buy process. The AFWay DLS BPA is managed by the Standard Systems Group at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala.

Under the contract's terms and conditions, there are no order limitations and open market micro-purchases are allowed. Additionally, all products ordered come with a three-year warranty. The Air Force contract is one of a series of recent customer wins for HP's Public Sector business; others include the United States Postal Service, the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency and the U.S. Navy.

About HP

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $81.8 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that, if they ever materialize or prove incorrect, could cause the results of HP and its consolidated subsidiaries to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including the expected development, performance or rankings of products or services; statements of expectation or belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include the development, performance and market acceptance of products and services and other risks that are described from time to time in HP's Securities and Exchange Commission reports, including but not limited to HP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31, 2004. HP assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

© 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.



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