Hightower Communications Inc.
Kinston, NC
- UEI
- SAAHW99M8AK8
- CAGE
- 54J17
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- FY2025 rankings
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Not Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 105 W Caswell St, Kinston, NC 28501, USA
- Website
- hightowernc.com
- Founded
- 1996
- Employees
- 51-250
- Estimated annual revenue
- $10M-$50M
- Industry
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- Industrials
- Capital Goods
- Construction & Engineering
- SIC code
- 87 Engineering & Management Services
- Profiles
Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .
Contract obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2027 To date | $0 |
| FY2026 | $837,088 |
| FY2025 | $3,830,189 |
| FY2024 | $300,365 |
| FY2023 | $285,777 |
Top agencies by obligations
| Rank | Agency | Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Agency for Global Media | $837,088 |
Contract awards
Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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About the company
Hightower Communications Inc., a veteran-owned small business based in Kinston, North Carolina, provides antenna and broadcast infrastructure repair, maintenance, and engineering services to federal agencies as a prime contractor operating exclusively on full-and-open contract vehicles. The company is organized as a Subchapter S Corporation and competes without relying on SBA set-asides across its federal footprint.
Hightower's capability portfolio centers on antenna maintenance, repair, and structural assessment for broadcast and communications facilities. The company operates primarily under a $1 million Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC 95170021D0069) with the U.S. Agency for Global Media, from which it has issued 15 task orders totaling $5.4 million in combined potential value. Representative work includes a $296,340 delivery order from USAGM for engineering services, antenna engineering, mapping, scoping, and structural assessment at the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station in Kinston, North Carolina (awarded September 1, 2024); a $250,000 task order for antenna guy wire repairs and replacements at the same facility (September 15, 2023); and a $3.8 million delivery order from the Office of Cuba Broadcasting for removal and replacement of four existing 240-foot AM guyed broadcast towers at the Marathon Transmitter Site (September 25, 2025). Additional work includes emergency antenna repair at USAGM's Kinston facility, antenna tower repair for the Air Force at Pope Field, North Carolina, and technical services for antenna removal and disposal at USAGM's Greeleyville Tower Site.
Customer concentration sits heavily with USAGM and its Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which together account for 16 of 26 prime awards (85% of total awards) and $10.4 million of the $10.6 million combined potential value. The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Agriculture Forest Service, and the Department of the Interior National Park Service account for the remaining activity, each with minimal award volume and dollar value. Recent activity has grown modestly, with five awards in 2025 against two or three annually in prior years. Four awards with ultimate completion inside the next twenty-four months carry $4.6 million in combined potential value, representing the vendor's primary recompete exposure. Work is performed at multiple locations — primarily Kinston and Miami Gardens, Florida — under NAICS 8711 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction) and PSC codes emphasizing antenna equipment repair and maintenance. Hightower has no subcontract footprint; 100% of its recent awards sit as prime contracts.
Quick answers
Is Hightower Communications Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Hightower Communications Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through September 29, 2027.
How much has Hightower Communications Inc. received in federal contracts?
Federal contracts obligated $3,830,189 to Hightower Communications Inc. in fiscal year 2025 and $5,253,419 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.
How does Hightower Communications Inc. rank among federal contractors?
Hightower Communications Inc. ranked #4 at the US Agency for Global Media, #23 in PSC 5985 and #25 in NAICS 23713 in FY2025.
What is Hightower Communications Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Hightower Communications Inc.'s most recent federal contract award is OCB requisition 26-165 - antenna tower HUT canopy installation (95170026T0033), from US Agency for Global Media, on September 1, 2026.
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