Defense Logistics Agency Awards Contract to E.R. Precision Optical
Materials and optics manufacturer E.R. Precision Optical Corp.’s has been awarded a three-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract from the Defense Logistics Agency’s Land and Maritime agency to provide Gunner’s Primary Sight Windows for use in tank and fire control systems.
The contract is estimated at a value of $2.8 million over three years with a potential of five years. Germanium windows provide protection for advanced thermal imaging fire control systems that give tanks the ability to operate at night or in poor weather conditions.
”E.R. Precision Optical has once again shown the tremendous value of HUBZone small businesses to provide essential components for one of the world’s most advanced military vehicles,” said Mark Hess, CEO of E.R. Precision Optical. “Our past successes and our ability to keep costs down through innovative raw material acquisition and crystal growth have earned us the continuing confidence of the Defense Logistics Agency.”
E.R. Precision Optical provides custom IR materials and precision optical components to the defense, aerospace, semiconductor, solar, electronics and medical markets.
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