ATC to Participate in $275 Million Dollar Contract with Department of Health and Human Services
September 07 2005 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
ATC Healthcare, Inc., (AMEX:AHN) a leader in medical staffing,
announced today that it was one of the two awardees of a large
Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Department of Health and
Human Services. ATC teamed with one of the largest physician
staffing firms in the country, to provide all the required staffing
services. The contract requires nurse, allied health, and physician
staffing in select DHHS facilities. The two-year contract, which
has 3 one-year renewals for a total of five years, covers
facilities in 11 states and the District of Columbia. The
Department of Health and Human Services announcement "estimates,
but does not guarantee, that the annual volume of purchases under
the Blanket Purchase Agreement will be over $55 million (or $275
million over 5 years)." "I'm very pleased that ATC has been given
the opportunity to work with DHHS on this long term contract", said
David Savitsky, CEO of ATC Healthcare Services. "We estimate that
ATC could see $10 million dollars in sales annually. If all options
of the BPA are exercised, it could be worth as much as $18 million
dollars per year to ATC over the life of the five-year contract. We
are experiencing a significant increase in our government sales
this year, having previously announced awards of up to $16 million
dollars with facilities in Michigan, Massachusetts and New Jersey,"
Mr. Savitsky further said. About ATC Healthcare, Inc. ATC is a
national leader in medical staffing personnel to hospitals, nursing
homes, clinics, and other health care facilities with 51 locations
and conducts business in 31 states. ATC provides supplemental
staffing, outsourcing and human resources solutions to hospitals,
nursing homes, medical and research facilities and industry.
Drawing from a pool of over 15,000 healthcare professionals
spanning more than 50 specialties, the Company supplies both
clinical and non-clinical personnel for short-term, long-term, and
"traveling" contract assignments. To learn more about the company's
services, visit their web site at www.atchealthcare.com. This press
release contains forward-looking statements. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. Additional information concerning factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements is contained in ATC Healthcare, Inc.
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended February 28, 2005
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29,
2005.
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