Pharad Awarded GSA Schedule 70 Contract

April 17, 2012 - PRLog -- Pharad, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule 70 contract award under contract number GS35F0290Y and can now provide goods and services to the federal, state, and local governments. Pharad now offers its antenna and RF-over-fiber product lines to government customers through a GSA Schedule.

Known as the Multiple Award Schedule, the Information Technology (IT) Schedule 70 grants agencies direct access to commercial experts who can thoroughly address the needs of the government IT community through 20 Special Item Numbers (SINS) which assist with IT hardware, software and services.

Pharad's president, Austin Farnham commented, "Our government customers were looking for an easier way to purchase our products. With this GSA award, Pharad will now be able to deliver our products to government agencies faster and with fewer obstacles."

For more information, visit http://www.pharad.com/gsa or Pharad's catalog of products on http://www.gsaadvantage.gov.

About GSA

The GSA is an independent U.S. Government agency of the U.S. government, established in 1949 to help manage and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. GSA's acquisition solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies, telecommunications, and information technology to government organizations and the military. GSA policies promote management best practices and efficient government operations. For more information, please visit www.gsa.gov.

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Located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Pharad, LLC is a customer focused company and technology leader in the development and manufacture of highly efficient, electrically small antennas and RF over fiber systems for communications and defense applications. Pharad creates innovative solutions for realizing difficult-to-engineer antennas for confined operational environments and very broadband applications. Pharad also manufactures a range of high performance RF photonic transceiver products that can support the fiber optic remoting of RF signals up to 40 GHz via a single transceiver module. For additional information, visit www.pharad.com