Planate Management Group's Mentor-Protégé Agreement with ARGO Systems, has been Approved by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Mentor-Protégé Program.

This agreement allows Planate to work more closely with ARGO Systems, and leveraging their over 13 years of experience working in both the private and public-sector engineering, construction, and professional services support. This agreement will allow even greater service and support to ARGO Systems' existing client base by bringing to bear Planate's full spectrum of engineering design, management, and services support which they have developed supporting Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Federal Agency, and private sector clients.

Chris Decker, President of Planate Management Group, stated, "This Agreement is a great demonstration of two outstanding firms coming together with a focus of continuing to improve engineering service delivery in the Federal and commercial space. This formalizes our long-standing relationship with ARGO and we look forward to continuing to build upon the strong foundation of capabilities and reputations our firms have established."

About Planate Management Group
Planate Management Group, LLC provides facilities engineering services and professional services support solutions throughout the world. Planate provides engineering solutions to DoD, Federal and industry clients through Architectural and Engineering (A&E) Design, Program Construction Management, and Consulting and Technical Services solutions. Planate operations span the United States and over 20 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.planate.com.

About ARGO Systems
ARGO Systems has over 13 years of experience working in both the governmental and commercial sectors, in addition to providing support with sensitive infrastructure site and project management expertise. ARGO has built a reputation as a premier construction management and engineering services firm with the capabilities to successfully execute nationwide and international projects bringing best practices and superior capabilities to every customer.