Futron Incorporated was awarded the first Connections II (CNX II) task order earlier this month. The scope of the award is to provide PBX maintenance and management for GSA in Jacksonville, Florida. Through this contract we will be supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
“This is a key success for Futron for a number of reasons. First, there is definite significance to winning the very first CNX II opportunity as proof of Futron’s commitment to GSA, our customers and partners, as well as the CNX II vehicle itself. It was not only our goal to secure the contract, but also to use this win as a springboard for future successes. Additionally, this win serves as a testament to Futron’s ability to match quality services with procurement flexibility for the benefit of our customers. Futron previously served both GSA and the Army Corps PBX maintenance needs through our GSA 8(a) STARS vehicle and now is extending that service through CNX II. We deem the ability to maintain and strengthen service and procurement relationships over time both a critical success factor to Futron’s growth as well as a value-add to our customers and partners.”
– Chris Donahue, VP of Collaboration
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Futron is happy to announce our partnership with Cyviz, a leading manufacturer of premium display walls for collaborative environments. Futron will now be able to offer our customers a variety of world class display walls manufactured by Civiz.
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Futron has just been awarded the General Services Administration CONNECTIONS II (CNX II) contract vehicle. CNX II is a $5 billion, 10-year multiple award contract that will be the government’s one-stop shop for buying telecommunications, network, and communications solutions.
CNX II will meet government agencies’ equipment, building, and campus infrastructure needs, and it will provide professional services to support existing networks and design customized client-specific solutions. Whether an agency requires transition planning and integration services or infrastructure installation and implementation, CNX II will provide a comprehensive solution for all federal agency telecommunications needs.
“Futron’s employees are very proud of winning the CONNECTIONS II GWAC contract. Lots of hard work by many of our associates went into developing the capture strategy and the winning proposal. I would like to thank everyone who contributed. Futron is already on GSA’s Alliant Small Business GWAC, and winning CONNECTIONS II provides Futron with ample opportunity to grow during the next 10 years.”
-Shakil Qureshi, Futron President
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Futron facilitated a nationwide TelePresence call for Joe Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) across all 10 primary MSHA TelePresence facilities on October 21, 2011.
Futron has been working with MSHA since September 2010 to provide an immersive TelePresence Solution to improve communications between headquarters, district and field offices, mine emergency response command centers, and the MSHA Mine Academy. This solution includes equipment, installation and maintenance, a dedicated MPLS network, and managed services, for up to 10 locations across the United States. This solution will be primarily be used for training and collaboration efforts internally as well as externally to universities, private organizations, and states.
The benefits of MSHA’s immersive TelePresence Solution include improved consistency in enforcement activities and enhanced knowledge and skills of mine inspectors. Additionally, the TelePresence Solution will facilitate the effective engagement of MSHA’s highly-decentralized field personnel in understanding and responding to key outcomes and initiatives of the MSHA Secretary and the agency and reduce the variability sometimes associated with the delivery of live training sessions.
To achieve maximum benefits, MSHA has identified the need to extend the TelePresence Solution to support of desktop and mobile users. This extension not only enables additional reach to a broader audience of MSHA stakeholders but would also facilitate enhanced communications with Mine Emergency Operations vehicles.
“Futron was able to provide the TelePresence solution to all 10 sites successfully after a lot of hard work by many people on the Futron team on a very difficult multi-site project. I think the progress of this contract has shown Futron continues to get better and achieve more.”
— Jami Qureshi, Futron Program Manager
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Futron has recently been awarded a Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC) for Department of State, National Capital Region (NCR). We will be providing various renovation projects including demolition, construction and/or renovation of building spaces at the Main Department of State Building and its annexes in the National Capital Region. Under this contract Futron will be serving multiple locations within the General Services Administration (GSA) building inventory, including the Harry S. Truman Building (HST) which is comprised of approximately 1.66 million net square feet of office space, of which 120,000 square feet is currently under a prospectus level renovation.
This award is Futron’s second MACC award from the State Department this year. Earlier this year we were awarded the Worldwide Design-Build General Construction Projects Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract from the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO). We were also pre-qualified for several State Department projects overseas in places like Laos, Iraq, Lithuania, India, Germany, and Morocco.
Futron was selected for the NCR contract based on our ability to work under the unique requirements of working in a mission critical facility while maintaining Construction Security Clearances and the manpower resources necessary to renovate projects on time and within budget.
“The Department of State is a very important client for Futron. We are happy that in addition to building new facilities overseas Futron will now be upgrading facilities in the U.S. for DoS staff”
-Shakil Qureshi, President
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Futron is pleased to announce that we have passed our re-certification audit from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). We were originally certified for ISO 9001:2000 on October 5, 2006. We were recommended again for re-certification on July 26, 2011 for ISO 9001:2008.
Since its inception in 1994, Futron has been focused on delivering high-quality services and products to federal customers around the world. Central to this effort is our Quality Management System (QMS). Our QMS has continued to evolve, incorporating lessons learned on a wide range of contracts and new industry standards.
This past year Futron’s entire work force has been involved in an effort to better satisfy ISO 9001:2008 requirements. Our work groups focused on improving processes to provide quality service to our customers. We owe our success to the energized staff who participated in audits of processes, procedures, and customer surveys.
“I am really proud of our staff for their continued efforts to promote and improve our QMS through their dedication and hard work. I want to especially recognize the teams for their contributions in the internal audit process and procedure review.”
-Paula Qureshi, COO
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Futron Incorporated provides network infrastructure design, installation, and maintenance to U.S. Army standards on this project to design and install the network infrastructure in several U.S. Army Medical Clinics. Among the many project’s Futron is currently performing for the government, this project stands out as it requires support for several geographically separated locations, an array of certified personnel, and design, installation, and maintenance services within a tight timeframe.
We work hard to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction on this contract. The quote below refers to our Quality Inspector Brian and our work in general on this contract.
“’FUTRON is AWESOME!!’ Brian’s boss asked me how we could get a long term contract with you all…”
-Elaine Barrios, US Army MEDCOM Project Director
Our information technology automation equipment experts provide equipment accountability, inventory control procedures, improvements, inventory, and manage secure storage of ordered equipment control for the Army on this contract according to applicable procedures and guidelines. This picture represents the back of a patch panel we installed at Fort Campbell under this contract.
Futron’s skilled cable technicians are responsible for the installation of various projects like:
• Install all required equipment and materials for installation of telecommunications outlets for Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
• Install Plenum-Rated Coax for TV Drops
• Install 10 speakers using Plenum Wire in a daisy chain order
• Install, terminate, test, and label two plenum UTP Cat 6 cables and dual outlet faceplates to WAP outlets. Run all cables back to new 48 Port, RJ-45 Cat 6 Patch Panels in the TC. Install a two RU horizontal cable manager under each 48 port patch panel.
• Test and certify newly installed CAT 6 cable to ensure that it meets TIA-568-C standards
• Test results and Red Line drawings
Futron technicians are BICSI members and are regularly trained on the latest standards for the proper installation of structured cabling systems. Our staff brings these resources to bear to ensure the proper management, design, and installation of the Army MEDCOM infrastructure project. Furthermore, Futron provides resources to address and remedy issues with applications or devices that utilize the cabling infrastructure including data enterprise networking products, servers, voice systems, applications, and video teleconferencing systems.
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Futron Incorporated is proud to announce the recent achievement of eight new VMware certifications. We are currently a Professional Level Partner, incorporating VMware’s virtualization solutions and products into our offering for customers such as the Special Operations Command (SOCOM). We have earned five VMware Sales Professional 4 (VSP4) certifications and three VMware Technical Sales Professional 4 (VTSP 4) certifications.
Futron’s relationship with VMware is rooted in our strong commitment to promote industry-leading solutions and products as well as our technical capability proven on federal contracts around the world. For example, Futron currently operates and maintains SOCOM’s virtual environment in Qatar. This includes operating servers, routers, storage devices, Cisco hardware, and VMware hardware. Our Configuration Management services ensure that all hardware and software versions deployed in production are identical to the operational baseline recorded in the CM system. We also advise and consult on future virtualization efforts. We provide a variety of operation and maintenance services for SOCOM’s existing environment, using tools such as Access Virtual Center Manager (VMC), Patching VCM, VM Server Movements, and Shutdown/Startup Procedures. Futron is focused on continually strengthening our relationship with VMware.
“Through our VMware partnership, we can provide our data and physical security customers the ability to spend less capital, reduce their operations and maintenance costs, and increase their storage capacity. Virtualization and consolidations efforts will drive our industry for the coming years and Futron’s partnership with VMware will be key to our success in helping our customers achieve their goals.”
-Shakil Qureshi, President
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Over the past year Futron launched a company-wide Cisco-centered training program, aiming to increase the technical skill and capabilities of our professional staff and strengthen our relationship as a committed Cisco Premier Partner. As a result, our staff now holds more than 77 Cisco certifications. Our Borderless Networks, Unified Computing System, Advanced Unified Communications, and Telepresence certifications include:
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
• Cisco Unity Design Specialist (CUDS)
• Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
Because of our Cisco relationship, Futon is now able to leverage the solutions of the world’s leading network solutions provider around our data, communications, physical security, and intuitive real estate offerings to provide our customers with economical, green, and easy-to-manage collaborative solutions.”
-Shakil Qureshi, President 
This May, Cisco and Futron teamed up to demo Cisco’s Telepresence solutions at the General Services Administration (GSA) Trade Show in San Diego, California.
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