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CDW awarded Navy, Marine Corps laptop contract

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160919-N-HV059-020 NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (Sept. 19, 2016) Information Systems Technician 1st Class Janelle Houghton performs routine maintenance on shipboard laptops in the helicopter hangar of future USS Zumwalt. The laptops are issued to all crewmembers for performance of their duties. Following an October commissioning ceremony in Baltimore, Zumwalt will transit to her homeport in San Diego for a Post Delivery Availability and Mission Systems Activation. DDG 1000 is the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class destroyers; next-generation multi-mission surface combatants. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sonja Wickard/Released)

CDW Government has been awarded a $34.1 million order for Navy and Marine Corps laptops.

CDW will deliver 31,729 general purpose laptops, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. The laptops are part of the Next Generation Enterprise Network and the Secure Operational Network Infrastructure Capability fiscal 2017 computer refresh.

The contract is scheduled for completion this November. The contract was awarded by Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia.

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