Significant Events and Transactions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements
Significant Events and Transactions	2. Significant Events and Transactions In March 2012, the Company announced that it was named as a supplier under the Tactical Communications (TacCom) contract issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The contract is for the procurement of P25 digital two-way radios and related equipment by all agencies of the DHS, as well as certain other non-DHS agencies, such as the U.S. Departments of Justice, State, Interior, and the White House Communications Agency. The maximum total value of the contract is $3 billion with a two-year base period commencing on March 26, 2012, and three one-year option periods at the discretion of the DHS from March 26, 2014 through March 26, 2017. The TacCom contract names RELM among a select group of suppliers that meet established qualifications. The contract also contains guidelines intended to assure that qualified small business suppliers are the beneficiaries of a portion of the equipment procurements made under the contract. RELM is one of only three companies designated by the contract as a qualified small business supplier for subscriber equipment (i.e. portable and mobile two-way radios). The contract does not specify purchase dates or quantities of equipment from any particular named supplier.

Significant Events and Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

2. Significant Events and Transactions

In March 2012, the Company announced that it was named as a supplier under the Tactical Communications (TacCom) contract issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The contract is for the procurement of P25 digital two-way radios and related equipment by all agencies of the DHS, as well as certain other non-DHS agencies, such as the U.S. Departments of Justice, State, Interior, and the White House Communications Agency. The maximum total value of the contract is $3 billion with a two-year base period commencing on March 26, 2012, and three one-year option periods at the discretion of the DHS from March 26, 2014 through March 26, 2017.

The TacCom contract names RELM among a select group of suppliers that meet established qualifications. The contract also contains guidelines intended to assure that qualified small business suppliers are the beneficiaries of a portion of the equipment procurements made under the contract. RELM is one of only three companies designated by the contract as a qualified small business supplier for subscriber equipment (i.e. portable and mobile two-way radios). The contract does not specify purchase dates or quantities of equipment from any particular named supplier.