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SPRINGFIELD, Va., June 16, 2004. VERSAR, Inc. announced today that a wholly-owned subsidiary, GEOMET Technologies, LLC, has been awarded a contract by the Greek government to supply A-level DTAPS (Disposable Toxicological Agent Protective System) chemical protective suits and associated equipment plus training to the Greek military forces as part of their preparation to respond to terrorist incidents at the 2004 Olympic Games which will be held this summer in Athens, Greece. The estimated value of this contract is approximately $350,000.
Over the past eight years, Versar has provided chemical protective suits and associated equipment to United States and Australian military services to strengthen their chemical and biological capabilities to respond to terrorist incidents at both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
"Versar is proud to support Greece's preparation and determination to hold a safe and successful Olympics this summer," said Dr. Ted Prociv, president and CEO of Versar.
"Equipped with our new, state of the art DTAPS protective suit, Greek security forces will be prepared to handle any chemical or biological incident. We expect to sell more DTAPS protective suits in the coming months to other first responders."
Versar, Inc., headquartered in Springfield, VA, is a publicly held professional services firm supporting government and industry in national defense/homeland defense programs, environmental health and safety and infrastructure revitalization. Versar operates a number of web sites, including www.versar.com, www.homelanddefense.com, www.geomet.com, and www.dtaps.com; and a B2B portal for homeland defense products and services, www.nbcprotect.com.
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