Parsons wins $19M task order extension

Parsons announced a previously awarded $19M, two-year extension to a current contract with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The task order extension was awarded on July 28, 2023, and expires on May 23, 2025. The award extends the company’s Radio Program Project Management and On-Call Services task order under the Metro General Architectural and Engineering Consultant Services – Program Management, Construction Management, and Engineering Support Services Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract. The work includes project management support for the belowground tunnel installation of radio, cellular, and fiber infrastructure; aboveground radio and fiber upgrades; aboveground tower sites for radio infrastructure; and radio equipment installation for both revenue and non-revenue vehicles. Since 2017, Parsons has supported Metro’s Radio Program, a massive multiyear, safety-critical undertaking to replace and upgrade its entire radio infrastructure from T-band frequencies to 700 MHz frequencies, while concurrently installing a cable system through its underground areas for cellular service.