RS Information Systems has won NASA's highly prized George M. Low Award, the agency's premier quality and performance award for prime contractors and subcontractors. The annual award recognizes large and small businesses that demonstrate excellence and outstanding technical and managerial achievements in quality and performance on NASA-related contracts or subcontracts. RSIS was selected in the Small Business category.

In accepting the award for RSIS, Scott Amey, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, said: "The George M. Low Award recognizes quality, technical excellence, customer satisfaction, and safety. We were rated on our ability to satisfy the customer, effectively support changing requirements, generate and meet performance requirements, continuously improve our processes, meet schedule requirements, meet cost requirements, save costs for NASA, use tools and processes for measuring our performance, effectively manage subcontractors, follow a rigid safety plan, and strive for ISO 9001:2000 registration."

The award was named after George M. Low, a NASA leader who was dedicated to quality and excellence. Low's career and achievements spanned many fields: space science, aeronautics, technology, and education. In the space program he provided management and direction for the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and advanced manned missions.