Immediate Release
Global Service and
Trade selected as comprehensive uniform and gear outfitter for Liberian
military
Fredericksburg, VA, June 1st, 2006: Global
Service and Trade (GST) formally announced today that the company has been
awarded a major contract by DynCorp International and PAE Government Services Inc., on behalf
of the U.S. Department of State, to be the sole comprehensive provider of all
uniforms and equipment (excluding FFL items) for the newly forming Liberian Military.
The value for the initial order was $2.6 million dollars. The final value of
the open ended contract will be determined when the total size and force
composition of the new Liberian Military is finalized. Additionally, GST has
been selected to oversee the development of inventory and issuing operations
for the Liberian Military. Shipment of materials to Liberia
originates primarily from GST’s Fredericksburg
Virginia main warehouse for issue
to the first class of soldiers which starts July 20th, 2006.
The supplies, primarily of United
States manufacture, are already being shipped to Monrovia, Liberia
site of the outfitting and training base. Global Service and Trade will have a
Mobile Issue Team (MIT) based in Monrovia
to facilitate distribution and inventory management of gear before the mid-July
gear issue for the first military class. Gear being issued will include
everything the modern warrior needs to perform in the African environment such
as warm weather BDU’s, boots, covers, mosquito control supplies, body armor and
more. James Gay, GST President said, “We
at GST are very excited and appreciative to have been selected as the supplier
for this important and time-critical mission. This accomplishment is another
validation that Prime Contractors take GST’s reputation as the world’s leading
and most reliable police and military outfitter seriously. This is a credit to
our staff’s expertise, and total commitment to customer satisfaction and
service”.
Global Service and Trade has been outfitting police and
military forces in the world’s hot spots for over a decade. Successful missions
have been carried out in locations such as Haiti,
Kosovo, Bosnia,
East Timor and currently, in Iraq
and in Afghanistan
where GST has an established base camp.
See more online at
www.GlobalServiceandTrade.com or call David Lyons 540-286-2848