Under the $17 million contract, Virginia-based Emtec Federal will supply the Air Force with approximately 1,000 Lenovo Convertible PC Tablets and as many as 70,000 Samsung 19-inch display monitors. Officials say the delivery of computer technologies will go to support operations at all nine major Air Force commands.

The QEB contract vehicle is an effort by the Defense Department to update hardware and software technologies while obtaining optimal pricing.

"This contract is a testament to the confidence that the Air Force has in our ability to deliver the products and services that best meet their needs around the globe," Frank Blaul, Emtec Federal executive vice president of sales and marketing, said in a statement.

"This is our first QEB award for the laptop line of business, and we are excited to expand our product offerings to the Air Force, as well as extend our partnership with Lenovo."