Department of Defense Awards LifePort Five-Year Contract for Up to $45.5M

LifePort, Inc. announced today that it had been awarded an IDIQ contract by the Defense Logistics Agency permitting orders up to $45.5 million to provide Stanchion Litter Systems through the Electronic Catalog. ECAT is an online purchasing vehicle that allows any U.S. federal agency to purchase products directly. This contract represents the first time that LifePort products have been available for broad purchase by the U.S. government. LifePort is a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company -- the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

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