Hurricane, WV. – Alpha Federal, a business unit of Alpha Technologies, announced today that it has been selected as a prime contractor on the General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) indefinite quantity contract vehicle (IDIQ). The IDIQ, awarded in second-quarter 2021, has a total estimated value of up to $20 million over a 5-year period, inclusive of a one-year base period and four one-year options.

Under the contract, Alpha Federal will deliver Data Center services to the US Geological Survey in support of Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). The effort will align with the Department of the Interior (DOI) Enterprise Architecture and Application Rationalization efforts which will take advantage of technological advances as they become available and mature their Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI).

Hurricane, WV – Alpha Federal Awarded 5 Year contract for managed services by the Department of Homeland Security Office of the Inspector General (DHS-OIG). The work will support IT business operations at OIG Headquarters and 30+ Field Offices.

Hurricane, WV – Alpha Federal Awarded 5 Year contract for managed services by the Vermont Air National Guard. The work will support IT business operations at their South Burlington, Vermont facility.

Hurricane, WV – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Alpha Federal (Alpha Technologies) a base year +three option years PATIENT INTERNET ACCESS contract.

Alpha Federal will provide Installation of Patient WIFI and provision of continuing service and maintenance at VA Medical Center and Ambulatory Care Clinic for the Montana VA Health Care System (MTVAHCS). Managed services will include support for hospital IT staff and patient wireless networks. A 24x7x365 helpdesk will also support patient internet access.

HURRICANE, WV – Alpha Technologies, a Serviced Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business and World Class IT Organization Headquartered in Hurricane , WV with offices located in South Charleston, downtown Charleston, Clarksburg, Beckley, Fairmont, Huntington and Washington, DC has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT70 Cloud Services Contract. Government agencies can now purchase Alpha Technologies’ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) from their IT70 scheduled contract.

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a service model that delivers computer infrastructure on an outsourced (pay as you go) basis, making cloud solutions much more affordable and scalable. Typically, IaaS provides hardware, storage, servers and data center space or network components; it may also include software.

Government agencies can benefit from the Cloud services offered on the GSA Schedule because it provides centralized, streamlined access to cloud computing services that meet eligible government, state, and local needs.

Cloud services is a growing need for agencies, during the 3rd quarter in 2019 government agencies spent over $180,000,000 on cloud services. As of October 2019 there are 157 approved vendors listed on the Cloud SIN 132-40 and of those 91 are providing IaaS services.

Alpha Technologies is excited to have the opportunity to work with federal, state, and local agencies providing world class IaaS cloud services.

BY: SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Michelle Christian

Collectively, veteran-owned businesses employ five million workers and generate $1.1 trillion in receipts (https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/SBO_Facts_VOB.pdf). At the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), numbers like these are important, but ultimately it is through the successes of the entrepreneurs we serve that we take our measure. Earlier this year, SBA Administrator Linda McMahon and I had the honor of meeting Doug Tate, owner of Alpha Technologies, LLC, a business technology company he started after retiring from the U.S. Army. Alpha provides comprehensive technical solutions for growing businesses.

Since beginning the company 18 years ago, Doug has become a force in bringing employment to the communities in which he has set up shop (he has customers in ten states and 17 countries) and technological access to rural communities. When Doug was ready to take on a large game-changing project to install a 35-mile, high-capacity fiber ring around Charleston, West Virginia that will deliver high-speed internet and data center connectivity to the area, he turned to the SBA-backed WV Small Business Development Center and the SBA’s West Virginia District Office.

Within a matter of days, lenders were lined up to look at the project and Alpha secured $4.8 million through the Mountain State’s first SBA Export Loan. The project is underway and will provide faster data transfer speeds starting at 1 Gigabit per second. Alpha’s goal is to revitalize the business community in West Virginia, which will pave the way for economic stability and growth through business expansion and job creation. For his efforts, Doug won the 2018 SBA West Virginia Small Business Person of the Year Award and was first runner-up for SBA’s National Small Business Person of the Year.

The SBA and our partner organizations empower veterans like Doug by equipping them with business startup counseling, training, access to capital, and contracting opportunities. Veterans are integral to the growth of America’s small businesses, and November 5 through November 9 we honor America’s “vetrepreneurs” with the fifth-annual National Veterans Small Business Week.

President Trump showed his dedication to small businesses and veterans by donating his second-quarter salary to the SBA to help our nation’s veterans transition from military service to entrepreneurship. The funds will assist the SBA with creating a seven-month, intensive entrepreneur training program specifically for veterans. Government efforts like these are critical to the successful transition process for service members exiting the military and considering entrepreneurship as their next move.

Visit www.sba.gov/vetbiz or contact your local SBA district office to find out about various events. Also, join us in the celebration by following us on Twitter at @SBAgov and sharing your stories with the #VetBiz and #MyVetBiz hashtags.

Hurricane, WV –The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded Alpha Federal (Alpha Technologies) a base year +four option years PATIENT INTERNET ACCESS contract through the GSA IT70 contract vehicle.

Alpha Federal will provide comprehensive support and maintenance for a total of twenty-four remote Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center facilities throughout Ohio. Managed services will include support for existing patient wireless networks with the anticipation of facility changes of physical address and construction of new VA owned facilities. A 24x7x365 helpdesk will also support patient internet access.

Linda McMahon, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, toured Alpha Technologies’ South Charleston data center Tuesday. Prior to McMahon’s visit, among efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to tout the benefits of federal tax cuts, Alpha Technologies CEO Doug Tate said the Hurricane-based company is planning to build a new data center in Huntington. To go along with that facility — expected to be smaller than its South Charleston data center — Alpha is aiming to build 50 miles of fiber from Charleston to Huntington via U.S. 60, said Charlie Dennie, vice president of government relations and special projects.

FAIRMONT WV — From small bakeries and breweries to technology companies and banks, more than a dozen small businesses across the state were honored Wednesday during the Small Business Administration’s 2018 West Virginia awards luncheon.

For the biggest award of the day, Douglas Tate of Alpha Technologies Inc. in Hurricane won Small Business Person of the Year and was named first runner up nationally.

In an emotional speech, Tate thanked his family for the opportunities they provided, which he said led him to be the man he is today.

Washington, DC — Linda McMahon, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration personally recognized and awarded all the state and territorial winners and commended all of them for their hard work, innovative ideas and dedication to their employees and community have helped each of them build very successful businesses.

In addition to the national Small Business Person of the Year, three runners –up were recognized and awarded:
First Runner-up
Douglas Tate
President & CEO
Alpha Technologies, Inc.
Hurricane, West Virginia

Douglas Tate joined the U.S. Army directly out of high school. He served with distinction for nine years including time in a special infantry unit where he saw action on the front lines. During his military career he studied data communications and engineering. Tate was forced into medical retirement from a service related injury but the skills he learned while enlisted helped him become a critical thinker and shaped his path to entrepreneurship.

Alpha Technologies, formed in 2000, is a business technology focused company providing comprehensive solutions to allow clients to focus on business growth while Alpha manages their technology. The company staffs more than 40 employees, serves 10 states and 17 countries.

Tate has utilized many SBA programs and services, including: Small Business Development Center counseling that led to getting VA certification as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; counseling from SBA leading to them receiving a grant from the Governor's Guaranteed Workforce; Federal Acquisition Management training taught by SBA, and a $4.8 million SBA international trade loan to build a 35-mile high-capacity fiber ring around Charleston, West Virginia.

Congratulations to Alpha Technologies Inc. for meeting all Cisco criteria to become an Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization in USA.

Alpha Technologies meets diverse data center needs for the digital era. They are experts in converged infrastructure, multi-cloud hybrid computing, application or infrastructure as a service, and analytics.