[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 125 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S10601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING SUPERLATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, today I recognize an outstanding 
small business from my home State of Maine that has established itself 
as one of New England's leading information technology engineering 
firms. Headquartered in East Machias, Superlative Technologies Inc., 
SuprTEK, provides effective information technology solutions and 
engineering services to the diverse clientele it has established during 
its 11 years in operation.
  As an 8(a) and HUBZone certified small business, SuprTEK supplies 
private industries, as well as local, State, and Federal Government, 
with support solutions in a wide variety of areas, including 
information assurance, network management, systems development, 
operation management, wireless solutions, and enterprise architecture. 
The 8(a) and HUBZone programs often allow small businesses, such as 
SuprTEK, greater access to Federal Government opportunities. The 
HUBZone program, in particular, benefits rural communities by ensuring 
the business itself, and a portion of its employees, reside in the 
HUBZone. By enabling each client to utilize its support solutions 
effectively and efficiently, SuprTEK demonstrates its strong commitment 
to improving its clients' businesses. Employing highly qualified 
business and technical specialists averaging almost 10 years of 
experience, SuprTEK demands high standards for themselves and their 
clients.
  SuprTEK has consistently fought to bring jobs and economic vitality 
to the Machias region and all of downeast Maine. With the closing of 
the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station in Cutler, and fears 
of the loss's effect on the local economy, SuprTEK was awarded a 
contract to build a first-of-its-kind Navy Human Resources Benefits 
Call Center in July of 2001. The employees at SuprTEK provided health, 
insurance, and retirement assistance to nearly 40,000 U.S. Navy 
civilian employees throughout the Northeast in 2001. Currently, 30 
employees aid the full 186,000 member Navy civilian workforce 
worldwide. In May 2005, SuprTEK completed the construction of a new and 
improved facility in East Machias to house its call center. And in 
October of 2006, the U.S. Navy announced a new contract for SuprTEK's 
call center to continue providing these vital resources to the Navy 
through 2011.
  In 2005, the Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command 
presented SuprTEK with its Small Disadvantaged Business Outstanding 
Achievement Award. This award is emblematic of the U.S. military's 
appreciation for the work that SuprTEK has done and continues to do. 
Having visited SuprTEK myself, I have seen firsthand the dedication and 
commitment of the employees at SuprTEK and the tremendous impact that 
they are having on the lives of the Navy's civilian employees. 
Furthermore, SuprTEK plans to expand its operation by creating a 
business park that would also include low-cost office space for light 
industry, such as manufacturers of clothing and household items. This 
is a welcome and reassuring sign for a region whose prosperity has 
suffered. I thank everyone at SuprTEK for the magnificent job they have 
done so far, and wish them luck in their future endeavors.

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