RCS Receives Second USCG Award for AMUR(TM) Body Armor
Aberdeen, WA (PRWEB) October 02, 2013 -- Personal protection market newcomer Reed Composite Solutions, LLC (RCS) has received a second competitively awarded contract for the production of “Stand Alone” lightweight composite body armor. The most recent contract was awarded by the United States Coast Guard and is valued at approximately $106,000. This second contract comes immediately on the heels of the company’s first award – also from the USCG – valued at approximately $279,000.
RCS CEO Ryan Reed commented: “All of us at RCS are very pleased to have won this highly competitive body armor contract. The selection of RCS’s AMUR™ ballistic inserts by the USCG further demonstrates our brand’s emergence as both a technology and value leader. It is particularly gratifying that this award comes just two weeks after RCS’s first-ever federal contract, and on the very same day we signed domestic and international distributors who will serve law enforcement communities under their established brand names.”
About RCS
Located in Aberdeen, Washington, Reed Composite Solutions, LLC was founded in 2012. The company is focused on R&D and manufacturing of body armor and vehicle armor that bring enhanced safety and advanced technology to the men and women of the US Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies as well as international customers. RCS staff combines many years of composite fabrication experience with cutting edge materials research to bring novel solutions to the defense, aerospace, marine, automotive and building materials sectors.
Ryan Reed, Reed Composite Solutions, LLC (RCS), http://www.reedcomposites.com, +1 360-637-4313, [email protected]
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