“We need to constantly think of re-inventing ourselves, without going to the other side of the street and getting hit by a car…”
– Bert Rosecan, Founder SMS, May 2019
I remember smiling when my Dad made this statement, as the two of us sat in his office talking shortly after I started as president of SMS in March 2019. He said it with a familiar mix of bluntness and a wrinkle of fun…and in many ways, the statement demonstrated how he had run the company for nearly 45 years. His style – and the company’s style – was one of being modern, adapting, and changing, but with a planned, conservative approach.
Throughout the decades, my Dad emphasized many core values and beliefs, including customer focus and maintaining a good reputation; hiring and working with the right people; and always trying to find unique ways to provide value. With him in mind, we distilled these values into three Cs: commitment, collaboration, and creativity.
Since my Dad’s passing in early 2022, we have worked to continue to move SMS forward. From introducing new solutions and services, to an updated executive organizational structure, and an enduring focus on employees doing outstanding work, we have designed this website to tell the story of a company with a deep history of finding new ways to support our customers.
Matthew Rosecan
President
Our founder, Bert Rosecan, created a culture where employees work together to provide the best support to both our customers and their peers through Commitment, Collaboration & Creativity.
SMS is committed to conducting its business in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations and in accordance with high standards of business ethics. SMS employees are expected to comply, and assist the company to comply, with all applicable laws and regulations.
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Whether you need a quick assessment or a full-scale transformation, SMS has the expertise and flexibility to meet your needs.
SMS emerges in the IT marketplace by introducing high performance IBM-compatible mainframe systems to the federal government.
SMS begins the Army’s first mass deployment of desktop computers, supplying 47,000 users with customized systems and Local Area Networks.
The word “internet” appears in the Washington Post for the first time referencing an SMS contract award of early Cisco routers for the Air Force.
SMS claims ‘sms.com’ on 5/23/1990 and becomes just the 523rd ‘.com’ domain ever registered.
SMS provides exclusive network solutions to Bell Atlantic in support of the government’s massive Telecommunications Modernization Project (TEMPO).
SMS joins the Pentagon Renovation team to build a SONET ring network connecting 3 buildings in Crystal City, VA with the Pentagon.
SMS provides network architecture and engineering for the Defense Secretary’s Command Communications Survivability Program.
SMS provides network architecture and engineering for the Defense Secretary’s Command Communications Survivability Program.
SMS modernizes the West Wing network infrastructure to improve overall redundancy and stability.
SMS supports the planning, design, and deployment of the IT enterprise and systems for the government’s 2.3 million square foot New Campus East (NCE) building.
SMS begins migration efforts to consolidate 400 worldwide points of presence to 25 redundant and survivable sites for the Defense Department’s Joint Regional Security Stacks program.
SMS receives prime contract awards on the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions-2 (NETCENTS-2) Network Operations vehicle as well as Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP V).
SMS expands its quality management system with certification in the ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 service management system.
Within four years of award on the NETCENTS-2 contract, SMS wins over twenty task orders, supporting Air Force operations in more than a dozen states.
SMS wins over $100M in Air Force task order recompetes on the RS3 Small Business contract vehicle.
SMS establishes the Platform Engineering team to provide dedicated Cloud and DevOps support to its commercial customers.
Supporting innovative Army cloud programs at Enterprise Cloud Management Agency and Enterprise IT as a service, while continuing support at Pentagon Joint Services Program, DISA Joint Regional Security Stacks, Air Force task orders across the country, various Army installations, New Campus East, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
