ROME, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded its Rome Research Corp. subsidiary a one-year extension, valued at $5.6 million, to its current contract to provide satellite operations and maintenance services at the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) headquarters in Point Mugu, California.
Under the pact, Rome Research will also service three other detachment sites in Colorado, Maine, and Guam, according to a PAR news release.
NAVSOC operates, manages, and maintains assigned satellites and ground systems, providing continuous global space support, space force enhancement, and space-control operations, in direct support of the Navy’s fleet, the joint warfighter, and interagency organizations.
“We are delighted to be able to continue our …service for the U.S. Navy at the NAVSOC headquarters and detachment locations. Our operations in tracking, telemetry and commanding communication satellites as well as the management and ground system maintenance of Navy communications satellite equipment, provide a vital service to the Navy and assures uninterrupted … worldwide communication services to the joint warfighter,” Ron Casciano, CEO & president of PAR Technology, said in the release.
Rome Research, headquartered in Rome, is a telecommunications and IT services company that provides on-site, mission-support services to the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal-government agencies. It operates from 25 locations worldwide. PAR Technology is based in New Hartford.