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20 : Preferred Systems Solutions Inc.

Location:	Fairfax, Va.
Annual growth rate:	103.70%
2004 revenue:	24,914,214
2003 revenue:	13,424,762
2002 revenue:	10,120,318
2001 revenue:	10,799,792
2000 revenue:	1,446,960
Leadership:	Robert J. Hisel Jr., president and CEO
Number of employees:	275
Web site:	www.pssfed.com
Lines of business:	IT services, telecommunications/network support, management support services and engineering services
Major customers:	Defense Department, National Library of Medicine and Food and Drug Administration
Major contracts/projects:	Preferred Systems Solutions provides customer service support to the users of the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command system under a $6.4 million contract that began in November 2003. The Navy also hired the company to support weapons systems development under a $4 million contract that began February 2001.

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