VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sep 18, 2014) - Mission Ready Services Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MRS) - Mission Ready Services Inc. ("Mission Ready" or "MRSI" or the "Company") announces that its wholly owned subsidiary 10-20 Services Inc.'s ("10-20") initial purchase order for $1 million to remediate or clean contaminated Infantry Combat Equipment for the US Marine Corps Logistics Systems Command has been increased to $4.2 million for the base year effective immediately.
The Infantry Combat Equipment is currently stored at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, a United States Marine Corps supply and maintenance installation located east of Barstow, California where the Company will be establishing an additional facility, doubling 10-20's current capacity.
Work on this project has commenced at 10-20's Washington State and North Carolina processing sites with 10-20 ramping up to three shifts per day at each site in order to handle the additional Marine Corps workflow as well as its current contracts and work volume from its on-base military service centres.
About 10-20 Services
10-20 was formed to provide services and product sales to the U.S. Federal Government and their contractors. 10-20 currently operates military cleaning and repair facilities adjacent both to Joint Base Lewis-McCord (JBLM) in Washington State and also Fort Bragg, North Carolina (the world's largest military base). Additionally, the Company operates a military service center on each base.
About Mission Ready
MRSI was created to meet a critical need of one of the world's largest customers, the US Government and in particular the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Justice and various other agencies such as law enforcement, first responders and the many others worldwide that help to safeguard our health and security.
Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, MRSI has three distinct, synergistic operating divisions:
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Strategic consulting services and manufacturers representation
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Equipment inspection, cleaning/decontamination and repair services of personal protection equipment
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Product research and development
MRSI's mission is to save lives and enhance the performance of military personnel, first responders, and those who protect us by working to ensure they are equipped with the best possible personal protective equipment.
MRSI's management team offers over 100 years of combined industry experience and is composed of industry experts in developing products, contracting, and selling to the federal government, first responders and tactical markets through open market procurements, teaming arrangements, and a variety of federal contract tools.