Jul 31, 2009, post by Artur Ślesik
Third Army AIT contract awarded to the company for comprehensive, ‘one-stop’ logistics, asset, and supply chain management solutions
The U.S. Army’s Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4) has awarded CDO Technologies, (www.cdotech.com), a global leader in complete automatic ID technology development and integration solutions, a prime contract for Automatic Identification Technologies IV (AIT-IV), an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The Army anticipates applications for AIT-IV to extend from inventory and warehouse environments and large, open-area storage facilities to maintenance, repair and tracking facilities, entry and exit points of military facilities and roadside installations, as well as restricted office and laboratory environments, the military transportation community and petroleum distribution points. AIT-IV solutions encompass a wide range of current and future technologies including bar codes, contact and touch memory, thermal printing, and biometrics, as well as cellular, satellite, and voice recognition communication. The AIT-IV contract, worth more than $400 million, represents the total dollar amount awarded to multiple companies, over three years with an option of up to 6 additional years.
“AIT-IV will be the cornerstone of the most sophisticated supply chain systems the DoD has ever undertaken, these systems require the seamless integration of the most advanced automatic ID and communications technologies and services available,” said Don Ertel, vice president of CDO Technologies’ Systems & Technology Solutions Division. “Awarding this contract to CDO Technologies, as a core integrator versus a single hardware or system supplier, recognizes the depth of the automatic ID technology development and integration capabilities we’ve built over 15 years working with the Army and other U.S. government services.”
CDO Technologies, along with partners, A2B Tracking, ASC Software, Central State University, HCI Integrated Solutions, Motorola, Naniq, Vantedge, Williams Software, and Zebra Technologies, will provide the Army and all the Department of Defense (DoD), United States Coast Guard (CG), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Coalition Partners, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and other Federal Agencies a complete, broad set of integrated automatic ID and data collection solutions, systems integration, and engineering services for logistics and asset management.
“Motorola is pleased to be working in support of CDO Technologies’ latest contract award, Automatic Identification Technology IV,” said Jim Mears, vice president and general manager of Motorola’s U.S. Federal Government Market Division. “CDO is a recognized leader in providing the military with innovative technologies vital to supply chain operations, transportation, and logistics. We believe that by offering Motorola’s leading edge ruggedized handheld computers and wireless infrastructure, CDO will continue to provide first-rate products and services critical to mission accomplishment,” continued Mears.
The AIT-IV contract is the third Army automatic identification technology contract awarded to CDO Technologies in the last year. CDO Technologies was previously selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Army’s Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) contract. The company was also named as a subcontractor to SAVI for RFID III, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract established by the U.S. Army on behalf of all Services for active RFID hardware, software and engineering solutions.
Jul 31, 2009, post by Artur Ślesik
Alion Science and Technology is one of five prime contractors to win a piece of a five-year, $300 million contract to support the Army’s Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Rapid Response, Rapid Prototype Technology Initiative.
Under the contract, which extends through July 2014, McLean-based Alion will provide services including processing, supply and fabrication of armament products; prototyping and engineering services and procurement of foreign ammunition and weapons.
“Today’s ever-changing threats on the battlefield, as well as the surges in response to shifting military environments, require ARDEC [Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center] to provide working lethality and counter-lethality prototypes to its customers within weeks of receiving a requirement,” said Chris Amos, senior vice president and manager of Alion’s technology solutions group.
Alion assembled a team of 15 companies to support the Army’s rapid response prototype initiative.
Jul 31, 2009, post by Artur Ślesik
Trust Digital, a company that deals in enterprise mobility management for smartphones, has expanded its “Enterprise Mobility Management Platform” into the U.S. Army.
The company has also announced that Jason Rottenberg, managing director of OnPoint Technologies, has joined Trust Digital’s (News – Alert) board of directors following a strategic investment by the fund.
OnPoint Technologies is a strategic private equity investor with a mission to discover, invest in and support companies at the intersection of Army and commercial marketing needs.
Rottenberg has spent the last 12 years founding, building and funding early-stage technology companies.
According to the company officials, this new strategic investment will be used to expand Trust Digital’s customer base to include every branch of the military.
Mobility is an essential part of the U.S. Army doctrine; Trust Digital’s mobility management technology can benefit the over one million soldiers currently serving in this military branch.
Officials said that Trust Digital completed its first sale into the U.S. Department of Defense in 2006, and now the company’s EMM platform will help the U.S. Army meet their mobility objectives and enhance the usefulness of existing mobile devices through improved performance.
“We are constantly looking for innovative companies with products and technology that strengthens the readiness of the U.S. Army,” said Jason Rottenberg, managing director of OnPoint Technologies, in a statement.
Rottenberg said that Trust Digital’s technology has already demonstrated – through deployments with the Air Force and Marines – that it can address a wide variety of mobile applications for the military, from helping deliver situation awareness to Marines on the battlefield to delivering secure mobile email to U.S. airmen.
“We believe that the U.S. Army can leverage those same capabilities,” he added.
As the U.S. military is one of the largest mobile workforces in the country, the smartphone and ruggedized mobile device security and management needs of each military branch are extremely varied and complex.
The company officials claimed that the company’s EMM platform has demonstrated that it has the flexibility and sophistication to meet the unique needs of each branch of service.
“Our mobility management capabilities will enable U.S. military, one of the most mobile organization in the world, to use the latest handheld technologies to best serve the warfighter, regardless of the application,” said Nick Magliato, chief executive officer at Trust Digital.
Magliato said that the advice, guidance, analysis and assistance that the company will receive from Jason and his team will further efforts to serve the U.S. Army and Department of Defense and fuel the company’s successes in that market.
