Comtech is part of a joint venture with Solutions By Design on a General Services Administration (GSA) 3<sup>rd</sup> generation 8(a) STARS II GWAC (Government-wide Acquisition Contract).<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>This joint venture is called Estrela Tech, LLC and is ISO 9000:2008 and CMMI-DEV level 3 certified.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

The GSA STARS II GWAC is reserved exclusively for qualified small 8(a) IT businesses that provide superior service use when purchasing IT services or IT services-based solutions and has a $10B program ceiling.<span class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Directed task orders up to $4M each are allowed for Federal civilian and Department of Defense activities.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>

We are pleased to announce that together with Estrela Tech, we were awarded all functional areas of Constellation I and Constellation II. Constellation includes Industry partners competitive pricing and technical proficiency, while Constellation II includes industry partners who have competitive pricing, technical proficiency, and an additional industry credential including one or both of Capability Maturity Model Integration II + (services or development) and /or ISO 9001:2008.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>