SOUTHAMPTON, Pa., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental
Tectonics Corporation (ETC) is one of approximately ten small
business firms awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity
(IDIQ) contract: N61340-12-D-5203, under LOT II for the Naval Air
Warfare Center Training Systems Division's (NAWCTSD) Training
Systems Contract III (TSC III) Multiple Award Contract (MAC).
The TSC III MAC, inclusive of all awarded contracts and ordering
periods, has a not-to-exceed value of $2,000,000,000. All future delivery orders
under the TSC III MAC will be placed pursuant to the procedures at
FAR 16.5.
The Training Systems Contract (TSC) is a group of multiple award
Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contracts (ID/IQCs)
intended to furnish the Naval Air Systems Command Team a
streamlined, quick reaction vehicle for the acquisition and support
of training systems. The TSC program has been serving this
requirement as a Multiple Award Contract (MAC) since FY00 and is
entering its third generation. The TSC III scope will
encompass Training Systems design, development, production, test
and evaluation, delivery, modification, and support. Included
within this scope is complementary Instructional Systems
Development (ISD) products and complementary Training Systems
Support, which includes Interim Contractor Support (ICS) or
Contractor Engineering & Technical Services (CETS) and
provisioning for the Initial Support Period (ISP). The TSC
III MAC will serve as a viable acquisition alternative to fulfill
within scope United States Navy and Marine Corps training systems
requirements and those derived from end-users and customers
consistent with NAWCTSD's mission. The base ordering period
is five years, with two one-year optional ordering periods.
NAWCTSD will publicize TSC III requirements through its business
opportunities website at
http://nawctsd.navair.navy.mil/EBusiness/BusOps/Index.cfm.
As a world leader in the provisioning of aeromedical and flight
training systems and courseware development, ETC is uniquely
positioned to be a TSC-III Lot II MAC holder. ETC has
equipment fielded in 86 nations worldwide and applies the latest
technology to meet evolving pilot, aircrew and maintenance
technician training needs. ETC's interactive tactical flight
simulators, instrument/navigation trainers, and aerospace
physiological training systems provide pilots with realistic
training for tactical flying, high G forces, spatial
disorientation, situational awareness, ejection procedures and
decision making, oxygen equipment use, altitude physiology, night
vision, night vision goggle use, and land/water survival.
Mr. William F. Mitchell,
President and CEO of ETC said, "We are delighted to have been
selected to be a holder for this contract and look forward to
seeing our many technologies put to work on behalf of the U.S.
Navy."
Questions regarding ETC's involvement in the TSC III program can
be directed to:
Robin Valinski,
rvalinski@etcusa.com,
Sales and Marketing Coordinator,
ATS at ETC, 125 James Way,
Southampton, PA 18966, USA.
Phone: 215 355 9100 extn.1501
About ETC:
ETC (OTCQB: ETCC) designs, manufactures and sells software
driven products and services used to recreate and monitor the
physiological effects of motion on humans and equipment and to
control, modify, simulate and measure environmental
conditions. These products include aircrew training systems
(aeromedical, tactical combat and general), disaster management
systems, sterilizers (steam and gas), environmental testing
products and hyperbaric chambers and other products and services
that involve similar manufacturing techniques and engineering
technologies. ETC's unique ability to offer complete systems,
designed and produced to high technical standards, sets it apart
from its competition. ETC is headquartered in Southampton, PA. For more information
about ETC, visit http://www.etcusa.com/.
Forward-looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which
are based on management's current expectations and are subject to
uncertainties and changes in circumstances. Words and
expressions reflecting something other than historical fact are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the
exclusive means of identifying such statements. The Company's
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors,
including those discussed in "Risk Factors" included in the
Company's most-recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution
you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
CONTACT: Bob Laurent,
CFO Tel:
215-355-9100 (Ext.
1550) Email:
rlaurent@etcusa.com
SOURCE Environmental Tectonics Corporation
