Fairfax, Va.-based CapRock Government Solutions was awarded a contract in April to support the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigationโ€™s (FBI) emergency restoration communications network, which serves as the backup for the FBIโ€™s existing terrestrial connections.

Under the contract, which has a maximum value of $50 million and runs through March 2015, CapRock will provide technical design, network implementation, field services and program support for the FBIโ€™s Satellite Diversity Program, which supplies critical communications services to law enforcement and field offices nationwide. CapRock said May 12 it will provide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week network operations and monitoring assistance for the FBIโ€™s remote locations