ADVANTAGE xPO AWARDED 5-YEAR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER (MSP) CONTRACT BY BAE SYSTEMS, INC.

ADVANTAGE xPO AWARDED 5-YEAR MANAGED SERVICE PROVIDER (MSP) CONTRACT BY BAE SYSTEMS, INC.

CHICAGO, IL – November 1, 2011 – Advantage xPO, a leading provider of consultative workforce management solutions and an operating company of Advantage Resourcing, one of the largest human capital management firms in the world, has been selected by BAE Systems, Inc., a global defense and security company, to provide a best-in-class MSP solution across its North American locations.

BAE Systems, Inc. businesses have approximately 46,000 employees worldwide with major operations in 38 states, the U.K., Sweden, Israel, Germany, Mexico and South Africa. Advantage xPO’s leading MSP solution will address BAE Systems’ talent delivery requirements nationally across the Intelligence & Security and Land & Armaments sectors.

“We are looking forward to working with Advantage xPO to standardize our U.S. contingent workforce program, while mitigating risk and ensuring compliance,” said Robert Lazenby, Director of Strategic Sourcing for BAE Systems. “After a highly competitive bid process, we selected Advantage xPO as one of our providers for their expertise in delivering customized, large-scale MSP programs. “Their solution will also provide us with transparent management information that captures overall spend and drives cost reductions.”

“BAE Systems will benefit from our consultative workforce management approach that allows us to leverage best practices and respond to our client’s ever changing talent acquisition needs,” said Karen Browne, President of Advantage xPO.

“Multinational organizations are turning to global MSP providers, like Advantage xPO, for total workforce strategies,” stated Elliot Clark, publisher of HRO Today and CEO of SharedXpertise. “Advantage xPO, through this MSP program, will deliver tools, technology and expertise that will yield considerable competitive edge to BAE on workforce management and optimization, which is why the most advanced HR departments in the world are choosing MSP providers like Advantage xPO as partners.”

“We are extremely pleased to add BAE Systems to our client portfolio of industry-leading companies that we partner with,” stated Charlie Abadie, Chairman and CEO of Advantage Resourcing. “This engagement further reinforces our continued growth and dedication to providing innovative solutions to global leaders.”

Advantage xPO was ranked the #2 MSP Provider in HRO Today’s 2011 Baker’s Dozen list, widely considered the contingent staffing industry’s most prestigious collection of leading MSP suppliers. This is the second consecutive year that Advantage xPO has ranked highly on the list, having been named the #1 MSP Provider in 2010. Provider rankings are based on actual customer satisfaction survey data.