ROME, N.Y. — Rome Research Corp. will use a $13.8 million contract award to provide operations and maintenance support for the Washington, D.C.–based Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
Rome Research is a subsidiary of PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) and part of PAR’s government business. Based in New Hartford, PAR Technology is a provider of restaurant/retail-management technology systems and government-contract services.
Rome Research will provide the contract services for BBG at the Robert E. Kamosa Transmitting Station (REKTS) on Tinian and Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The islands are located in the Pacific Ocean near Guam and to the east of the Philippines.
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Under the five-year contract, the PAR subsidiary will transmit Voice of America, Radio Free Asia and other broadcasts, and maintain the REKTS equipment and facilities, PAR said in a news release.
The company is “extremely pleased” that BBG has selected Rome Research to continue these “important” telecommunication services, Matt Cicchinelli, president of PAR’s government business, said in the release.
“[Rome Research’s] success is only possible through the commitment and expertise of our dedicated employees and we look forward to our continued partnership providing BBG with the highest level of service and support,” said Cicchinelli.
The PAR Technology news release describes BBG as a “networked global media agency.” BBG, an independent agency of the federal government, includes five media networks with a shared mission “vital” to U.S. national interests. The networks, which include Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, work to “inform, engage and connect” people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.
Together, the BBG media organizations communicate each week with more than 226 million people across the globe, according to PAR.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
