History & Timeline of Rothe Development

  • 1967
       

    1967 - 

    Founded Rothe Development, Inc.

  • 1973
       

    1973 - 

    Awarded Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) services at Kelly Air Force Base.

  • 1975
       

    1975 - 

    Rothe Awarded Contract to staff and operate the San Antonio Air Force Data Services Center (SADPC) supporting over two dozen local and federal agencies for 30 years.”

  • 1976
       

    1976 - 

    Rothe opens calibration laboratory serving commercial and government.

  • 1978
       

    1978 - 

    Novated Central Shop Support Services (CSSS), with 6 consecutive re-awards through 1997 at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1984
       

    1984 - 

    Rothe supports Orbital Refueling System on NASA Shuttle Transportation System STS-41G, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1984
       

    1984 - 

    Rothe supports Orbital Refueling System on NASA Shuttle Transportation System STS-41G, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1985
       

    1985 - 

    Rothe supports 51I LEASAT Salvaging Mission, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1986
       

    1986 - 

    Rothe supports STS-51L with detailed model of the space station for use by Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe during planned live broadcast at at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1987
       

    1987 - 

    Rothe awarded prime contractor to Computer Operations Support Services Contract by 81st Contracting Squadron, Keesler AFB.

  • 1987
       

    1987 - 

    Rothe awarded prime contractor to Communications Computer Operations Contract by the 14th Contracting Squadron, Columbus AFB.

  • 1989
       

    1989 - 

    Rothe awarded prime contractor to support Communications Computer Operations Contract by the 934th Communications Flight, Minneapolis-St. Paul Air Reserve Station.

  • 1995
       

    1995 - 

    Rothe awarded prime contractor on Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for Information Technology Services Support, successor contract to SADSC.

  • 1997
       

    1997 - 

    Change of ownership to Susie Patenaude and beginning of Rothe as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

  • 1997
       

    1997 - 

    CSSS work transitions to Manufacturing and Calibration Services (MACS) contract at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 1999
       

    1999 - 

    Rothe pioneers active use of NASA/JSC Space Act Agreement (SAA) to perform government commercialization services on MACS.

  • 1999
       

    1999 - 

    Rothe opens Houston Commercial Calibration Laboratory, Houston, TX on Space Park Drive across from NASA Johnson Space Center.

  • 2002
       

    2002 - 

    The end of the NASA X38 Crew Return Vehicle Program which Rothe supported via the MACS contract.

  • 2002
       

    2002 - 

    RDI ISO 9001 Quality Certification.

  • 2002
       

    2002 - 

    Rohmann Joint Venture (RJV), with RDI as minor partner, awarded prime contractor of Services for Communications and Visual Information Services Contract (C&VIS) – USAF Academy, CO.

  • 2002
       

    2002 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Rohmann Services for Communications and Visual Information Services Contract (C&VIS) – USAF Academy, CO.

  • 2003
       

    2003 - 

    RDI Houston Commercial Calibration Laboratory transitions to Rothe Enterprises, Inc. (REI).

  • 2003
       

    2003 - 

    RDI MACS contract restructured by NASA and moved under Lockheed Martin’s Science, Engineering, Analysis, and Test (SEAT) contract.

  • 2003
       

    2003 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Raytheon on the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) Operations Contract (NSOC-I) at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 2003
       

    2003 - 

    RDI awarded prime contractor for Communications and Computer Systems Contract (CCSC) – Minneapolis St. Paul Air Reserve Station, MN.

  • 2005
       

    2005 - 

    RDI awarded prime contractor on Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) for Information Technology Services Support.

  • 2006
       

    2006 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Rohmann Services on the Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS-I) contract at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 2007
       

    2007 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded Alliant Small Business Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) issued by the General Service Agency (GSA).

  • 2008
       

    2008 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Information Innovators, Inc. for Air Force Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) supporting all personnel at CONUS and OCONUS Air Force Bases.

  • 2010
       

    2010 - 

    RDI Houston Calibration Laboratory accredited to ISO 17025 and ANSI/NSCSL Z540-1 

  • 2010
       

    2010 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Raytheon on the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) and Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) Operations Contract (NSOC-II) at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 2011
       

    2011 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Rohmann Services on the Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS-II) contract at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 2011
       

    2011 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded Corporate Services Support: Information Management (CSS:IM) for USTRANSCOM – Scott AFB, IL.

  • 2013
       

    2013 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded US Air Force (USAF) Public Affairs Agency (PAA) contract at Langley AFB, VA.

  • 2013
       

    2013 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded C4IM contract for Joint Enabling Capabilities Command (JECC) at Norfolk, VA.

  • 2013
       

    2013 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded US Air Force (USAF) Battle Control System contract at Tyndall AFB, FL.

  • 2013
       

    2013 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded US Air Force (USAF) ACC CSS Video Teleconference (VTC) Manpower – Langley AFB, VA.

  • 2014
       

    2014 - 

    RX Joint Venture (RXJV), with RDI as managing partner, awarded Administrative and Information Technology Support Services contract for the Program Executive Office Special Operations Forces Support Activity (PEO SOFSA) – Lexington Blue Grass Station, KY/Fort Bragg, NC.

  • 2016
       

    2016 - 

    RDI Houston Commercial Calibration Laboratory ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006 Accreditation.

  • 2016
       

    2016 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Rohmann Services on the Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS-III) contract at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), TX.

  • 2017
       

    2017 - 

    RDI awarded Prime Baseline B of the Joint Operations and Integrated Systems Technology (JOIST) contracts supporting the Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) at NASA/JSC. RDI also awarded Prime IDIQ segment of JOIST.

  • 2017
       

    2017 - 

    Transition of Houston Commercial Calibration Laboratory from Rothe Enterprises, Inc. (REI) to Rothe Development, Inc.

  • 2021
       

    2021 - 

    Change of ownership to Karen Hall and continuation of RDI as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

  • 2021
       

    2021 - 

    ROAR, joint venture with Ares Technologies and managed by RDI, incorporated 4/27/2021.

  • 2021
       

    2021 - 

    RDI awarded subcontract to Manufacturing Technical Solutions, Inc. (MTS) on the Consolidated Program Support Services (CPSS) Program Planning & Control (PP&C) Agency-Wide contract

  • 2021
       

    2021 - 

    RX2JV, joint venture with X-Technologies and managed by RDI, incorporated 6/21/2021.

  • 2023
       

    2023 - 

    ROAR wins Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS)