CDO Technologies Awarded contract to provide passive RFID solutions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other agencies
Dayton, OH– October 1, 2008 – CDO Technologies, Inc., afull-service systems integrator that provides innovative,technology-based business process improvement, IT, and managed businesssupport solutions, today announced they were selected to deliverPassive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) Electronic Product Codehardware, software, and professional services to the U.S. Department ofDefense (DoD), U.S. Coast Guard and several other federal agencies,North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Coalition Partners, andother Foreign Military Sales (FMS).
CDO Technologies, with partners GlobeRanger Corporation, SiritCorporation, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), HCI IntegratedSolutions, Inc., Bartec Corporation, Avery Dennison -Paxar, and XIOStrategies, has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $75.5million, based upon delivery orders to be placed against it, from theArmy Contracting Agency Information Technology, E-Commerce, andCommercial Contracting Center (ITEC4).
“Having a phenomenal group of partners to deliver on this contract is atestament to CDO’s expertise in engineering and systems integration. Weare excited to begin delivering comprehensive pRFID solutions aroundthe world to the Department of Defense under this new agreement,” saidAl Wolford, president of CDO Technologies, Inc. “CDO will continue tostrengthen its expertise in the pRFID market and is committed todelivering a range of pRFID systems that meets the needs of ourcustomers around the world.”
Under the terms of the contract, CDO can now be awarded task orders bythe Army, Defense Logistics Agency, or any other agency within theDepartment of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard to integrate pRFIDinfrastructure within their supply chain. CDO will be deliveringGlobeRanger’s iMotion Edgeware, Sirit’s Infinity 510 stationery passiveRFID reader, Bartec’s Motorola MC9090G-RFID handheld bar code and RFIDreader, Avery Dennison World Ready Thermal Transfer RFID printer, AveryDennison General Purpose RFID tags, and professional services from CTC,HCI Inc, and XIO.
“CDO is very pleased to have outstanding partners on this significantaward. Each team member brings outstanding products and excellenttechnical support to our team,” said Don Ertel, Vice President of CDO’sSystems & Technology Solutions Division. “We are excited about thisopportunity and the opportunity to provide high quality products andsolutions to our customers.”
"We’re pleased to be working with CDO Technologies on a contract assignificant as this," said Michael Bigbee, SVP of Sales, GlobeRanger."We recognize the criticality of this type of award to the Army and theother services in their mission to ably support the war-fighter.”
“CDO Technologies has a rich history of supporting DoD solutions forapplications from parts tracking to inventory control. The Army’sselection of CDO as a supplier of the Sirit reader in this awardcontinues this tradition and brings together a superior performing RFIDreader and leading full service system integrator,” said NorbertDawalibi, CEO, Sirit, Inc.
“Avery Dennison’s Printer Systems Division is pleased to partner withCDO for this significant opportunity,” said Rick Bauer, Avery Dennisondirector of RFID Global Program Development, Printer Systems Division“We are pleased that CDO will be using Monarch brand RFIDprinters/encoders from Avery Dennison to provide value and qualityperformance to our customers.”
About CDO Technologies
CDO Technologies is an information technology integrator and providerof RFID-EPC, bar code, and data collection solutions. CDO Technologiesoffers supply chain solutions that include systems integration,installation, hardware, software, and nationwide technical support. CDOTechnologies also provides RFID compliance solutions for DoD andWal-Mart suppliers. CDO Technologies is a member of AIM Global (theorganization for Automatic Identification and Mobility) and a votingmember of the following Standards Committees: ANSI MH10 SC-8 and theAIM RFID Experts Group (REG).
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