Awards & Certifications

Certifications

• ISO 9001:2008 Certified
• Projects performed at Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) Levels 3-5
• Lockheed Martin Safety Evidence Assurance Level (SEAL) 2
• Texas Centralized Master Bidders List
• State of Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
• State of Texas Qualified Information Systems Vendor / Category IS Vendor
• SBA Certified Small Business, Minority-Owned

Awards

Over the years, GB Tech has garnered local, regional and national awards and recognition for its exemplary service:

• 2010 Boeing Performance Excellence Award
• 2009 Boeing Performance Excellence Award
• 2007 U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator's Award for Excellence
• 2005 Awarded Small Disadvantaged Business of the Year by United Space Alliance
• 2005 Ranked #11 Largest Johnson Space Center Contractors (Ranked by Dollar Amount of Contracts in 2004)
• 2005 Ranked #40 Houston Small Business 100 (Ranked by 2004 Local Gross Revenue)
• 2005 GB Tech Ranked "10" Largest Houston-Area Minority-Owned Business" by the Houston Business Journal. Companies were ranked by 2004 local gross revenue.
• 2005 MS Business Journal Finalist in two categories for Small Business Innovation
• 2004 Gale Burkett Receives NASA Public Service Medal
• 2004 GB Tech Ranked #11 “Largest Area Minority-Owned Business” by the Houston Business Journal
• 2004 Gale Burkett and Jean Burkett Humanitarian Award by the Sickle Cell Association
• 2003 Boeing “Exceptional Company Performance” Award
• 2002 named “Minority Subcontractor of the Year” by NASA
• 2001 U.S. Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Success Award given by Houston District Office
• 1999 selected by United Space Alliance as “Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontractor of the Year”
• 1998 Ranked 99th, 1997 Ranked 98th & 1995 Ranked 86th by Black Enterprise magazine (BE Industrial/Service 100)
• 1996 & 1995 Nominated by Johnson Space Center as their “Minority Contractor of the Year”
• 1996 & 1995 Recipient of “African-American Pinnacle Award”, sponsored by Bank One and the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce
• 1995 Ranked 41st in Inc. Magazine’s “500 Fastest Growing” Private Companies
• 1994 Recipient of the “Blue Chip Enterprise Award” sponsored by Connecticut Mutual, U. S. Chamber of Commerce and Nation’s Business
• 1991-1994 Recognized as Member of “Houston 100” Fastest Growing Companies
• 1993 Regional Winner “Service Firm of the Year” by the Minority Business Development Agency and the U.S. Department of Commerce