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PINE BROOK, N.J., March 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency announced it has awarded a follow-on contract to Smiths Detection for hazardous material detection equipment.
The announced deal expands a $4.5 million contract from 2007 to a total of $7.2 million for Smiths Detection to supply Air Force Emergency Response teams with the company's trademarked HazMatID and APD 2000 equipment for hazardous material detection.
"This follow-on order is strong validation for our emergency response portable solutions that rapidly and reliably identify hazardous chemicals," Stephen Phipson, Smiths Detection group managing director, said in a statement. "Our investment strategy in light-weight detection technologies has positioned the company as a provider of unique solutions to civil and military emergency response teams around the world."
Officials say the detection equipment, employed by the Air Force Civil Engineering Readiness and Emergency Management teams, is an effort to identify toxic industrial chemicals among other threats including the potential for dirty bombs.
"Our team has done an outstanding job, delivering ahead of schedule, the advanced HazMat identification units which were ordered in March 2007," said Mark Laustra, Smiths Detection homeland security vice president and general manager. "This follow-on order will enable the U.S. Air Force emergency response teams to utilize state-of-the-art tools that have the potential to save lives and bring quick peace of mind on white powder runs."
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