Armor Holdings, Inc., a leader in the manufacturing and distributing of safety and survivability systems, tactical wheeled vehicles, and vehicle armour systems serving military and homeland security, announced the award of two contracts by the Defense Logistics Agency's Defense Supply Center-Philadelphia for Outer Tactical Vests and components for use in the Interceptor Body Armor ensemble.

The company announced that the two awards are comprised of a new Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract that has a maximal value of up to $45 million with the initial delivery order totaling approximately $4.7 million, and a new purchase order under an existing contract for $20.2 million to supply Outer Tactical Vests. The Company also announced the receipt of an $8.7 million delivery order from the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command to supply an additional quantity of ceramic protective inserts used as personal armor by Marines. Work will be performed in 2006 and 2007 by the Armor Holdings Aerospace and Defense Group facilities located in Tennessee and Alabama for the vest production and in Arizona for the plate production.

Sergyi Way
28.07.2006

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