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ASRC Federal InuTeq Awarded Contract to Improve the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER Database
[December 05, 2013]

ASRC Federal InuTeq Awarded Contract to Improve the Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER Database


GREENBELT, Md. --(Business Wire)--

The U.S. Census Bureau recently awarded ASRC Federal InuTeq a contract to provide support critical for conducting the 2020 census.

Under the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing Database, or MTDB, Improvement Support contract, ASRC Federal InuTeq will provide quality control of data and continuous maintenance and updates to the database, which allows the Census Bureau to keep track of the lands and people of the U.S. The Master Address File tracks current locations where U.S. citizens live and work, while the Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing database supports the decennial census and other statistical programs and allows the censs to map geographic features.



"We are excited to have this opportunity to provide database support to the U.S. Census Bureau," said Paul Dillahay, ASRC Federal president and CEO. "The ASRC Federal InuTeq team understands that our maintenance and data quality control support is integral to successfully supporting 2020 census operations."

Work on the five-year, approximately $7 million contract will be performed for the Census Bureau's Geography Division in Suitland, Md.


About ASRC Federal

ASRC Federal is a holding company with multiple subsidiaries, including ASRC Federal InuTeq, which provide reliable, cost-efficient services to federal government agencies. Headquartered in Greenbelt, Md., ASRC Federal is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation. ASRC Federal InuTeq provides software engineering, geospatial information systems, program support and analysis, health IT and enterprise solutions to federal agencies. For more information about the ASRC Federal family of companies, please visit: www.asrcfederal.com


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