EDC is a prime contract holder of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). DOT awarded it to our company to provide Oracle systems engineering and data modeling support services. The objective of this contract is to support the system design and development for the PHMSA Information Technology Modernization Initiative by expanding and improving PHMSA systems and subsystems. This BPA accommodates the numerous types and quantities of IT services necessary to meet PHMSA mission requirements. The PHMSA Information Technology Modernization Initiative is comprised of multiple platforms and software suites which require contracting staff to comprise expertise in all aspects of the software development methodology as well as familiarity with the current architecture and the strategic direction of PHMSA. We use best practice methodologies to design and develop IT Modernization subsystems that employ shared services and capabilities.