Mission Ready Announces New Purchase Orders, Provides SOE Protest Update
08 October 2020 - 10:00PM
Mission Ready Solutions Inc. (“
Mission Ready” or
the “
Company”) (
TSXV: MRS) is
pleased to announce that, further to its September 18, 2020 news
release announcing new contract awards valued at an estimated $127
million, with a ceiling of $435 million (the
“
C&T Contracts”), and its
September 25, 2020 news release reporting that it had received an
aggregate of approximately $96 million in purchase orders (each
purchase order, a “
PO”) across the C&T
Contracts, the Company has received $16 million in additional PO’s
bringing the total received as of the date of this announcement to
approximately $112 million.
All purchase orders received to date across the
C&T Contracts call for delivery of the products between October
2020 and March 2021. In accordance with the terms of the C&T
Contracts, the Defense Logistics Agency will remit payment to
Unifire within 30 days of delivery of the products pursuant to each
purchase order.
The related announcements referenced herein can
be viewed at www.MRSCorp.com or via the direct links below:
September 25, 2020 – Mission
Ready Announces $58.5 Million in New Purchase
OrdersSeptember 18, 2020 – Mission Ready Awarded
New Contracts for an Estimated $127 Million with a Ceiling of $435
Million
SOE Protest UpdateThe Company
provides the following update with respect to recent developments –
and next steps – in the Company’s efforts to reverse a December
2019 decision by the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency
(“DLA”) to exclude Unifire, Inc.’s
(“Unifire”) proposal from the competition under
SPE8EJ-18-R-0001 (Special Operational Equipment
(“SOE”) Tailored Logistics Support
(“TLS”) Program) (the “Pre-award
Protest”). Further to a Company announcement dated March
11, 2020 related to the Pre-award Protest filed with the U.S. Court
of Federal Claims (“COFC”), on October 6, 2020,
Unifire filed a Notice of Appeal of the COFC’s judgement in
response to a September 24, 2020 decision by the COFC denying
Unifire’s challenge of the exclusion of its proposal from the
competition. Unifire will pursue an appeal in the United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in addition to seeking a
continued stay of the competition for the SOE TLS follow-on
contracts while its appeal is pending. Unifire believes that
it has a meritorious claim that DLA’s decision to exclude Unifire’s
proposal was made in a manner inconsistent with prescribed U.S.
federal government regulations. Unifire intends to prosecute
its appeal vigorously. The outcome of this proceeding cannot
be predicted with certainty, and there can be no assurance that
this protest will be resolved in a manner favorable to Unifire.
Buck Marshall, President and CEO of Mission
Ready, states, “We recognize and appreciate the value of our
incumbency as a prime vendor on the SOE TLS contract – and will
certainly take all proper steps to continue in this capacity –
however, it is important to note that over 90% of Unifire’s sales
captured during 2020 have been entirely outside of the SOE TLS
contract vehicle. We remain optimistic that we will have the
opportunity to continue performing on the SOE TLS contract for the
foreseeable future. While it is true that a piece of our heart
belongs with the SOE TLS contract due to the fact that it has
helped shape the Company into who we are today, the opportunities
to do business with the United States Department of Defense are
nearly immeasurable and we have full confidence that we will
continue to accelerate along our current sales trajectory,
irrespective of our future status as an SOE TLS prime vendor. The
exponential growth that we have achieved through entirely unrelated
channels so far this year is a testament to the fact that we are
nimble, adaptable and empowered to reach new heights in our quest
to become a foremost leader in the world of government
contracting.”
Monetary values referenced herein have been
converted from US currency (USD) to Canadian currency (CAD) using
an exchange rate of 1.32 and rounded down to the nearest 0.5
million.
About Mission Ready Solutions
Inc. Mission Ready specializes in providing
comprehensive government contracting solutions through its
privileged access to a host of government contracting vehicles
including its Special Operational Equipment
(“SOE”) Tailored Logistics Support
(“TLS”) contract administered by the United States
Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”), and Multiple
Award Schedule contracts administered by the United States General
Services Administration (“GSA”).
Mission Ready’s wholly-owned subsidiary,
Unifire, Inc. (“Unifire”), is one of six
companies, globally, authorized to provide equipment and designated
services under DLA’s SOE TLS program. Unifire is a designated Small
Business and an industry-leading manufacturer and distributor of
over 1.5 million fire, military, emergency, and law enforcement
products. As an incumbent awardee of the SOE TLS contract, with
extensive knowledge and experience in providing solutions to the US
Federal Government, Unifire utilizes its highly-efficient, scalable
technology infrastructure to provide procurement solutions for
program managers, military and federal contracting offices, base
supply centers, and other governmental supply agencies.
Mission Ready trades on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the symbol MRS.
For further information, visit MRSCorp.com or
contact:
Investor RelationsT:
1.877.479.7778 – Ext 5E: IR@MRSCorp.com
Mission Ready Solutions
Inc.
(Signed “Buck L. Marshall”)
Buck L. MarshallChief Executive OfficerPh: +1
877.479.7778
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation
Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX
Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or
accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking InformationThis
news release contains "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Generally,
forward-looking information can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate", "believe",
"plan", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "forecast", "project",
"budget", "schedule", "may", "will", "could", "might", "should" or
variations of such words or similar words or expressions.
Forward-looking information is based on reasonable assumptions that
have been made by Mission Ready Solutions Inc. as at the date of
such information and is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results,
level of activity, performance or achievements of Mission Ready
Solutions Inc. to be materially different from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking information. There can be no
assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as
actual results and future events could differ materially from those
anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking information. Mission Ready
Solutions Inc. does not undertake to update any forward-looking
information that is included herein, except in accordance with
applicable securities laws.
Mission Ready Solutions (TSXV:MRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2024 to Jan 2025
Mission Ready Solutions (TSXV:MRS)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jan 2024 to Jan 2025