Auction 66 Framework Agreemen

RNS Number : 7041J

The Vitec Group PLC

06 April 2010

 



6 April 2010

The Vitec Group plc

US Department of Justice Radio Frequency Initiative - Contract Award

Vitec Group, the international provider of products and services to the broadcast, photographic, and MAG (Military, Aerospace and Government) markets, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, RF Extreme LLC, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity contract for the provision of its state of the art RF wireless systems for a major U.S. Federal Agency. 

The award of this 5 year framework agreement has been made under the Radio Frequency (RF) Initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice, and will assist the Department in the migration of its wireless spectrum networks. This is a part of what is more commonly referred to as 'Auction 66'.

Within this agreement, RF Extreme has been awarded its first order to the value of $6.58 million.

RF Extreme LLC will shortly be consolidating all of its activities into a single modern facility located in Mount Olive New Jersey, right at the heart of the US microwave industry.

Commenting on the award, Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive of Vitec said:

"This is an important win for RF Extreme and Vitec Group as we execute our strategy of focusing on the MAG market, using our leading products and services that have proven so successful in the Broadcast market."

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Enquiries:

The Vitec Group plc                                       

Stephen Bird, Group Chief Executive                                         Telephone: [phone]

Richard Cotton, Group Finance Director

Financial Dynamics   

Susanne Yule / Sophie Kernon                                                   Telephone: [phone]

                                                                                                                        020 7269 7121

Vitec is an international Group principally serving customers in the broadcast, photographic and military, aerospace and government (MAG) markets. Listed on the London Stock Exchange with 2009 revenue of £315 million, Vitec is based on strong, well known, premium brands on which its customers worldwide rely.  Vitec is organised in three divisions:  Imaging & Staging, Videocom and Services.

Imaging & Staging designs, manufactures and distributes equipment and accessories for photography, video and events.

Videocom designs and distributes systems and products used in broadcasting and live entertainment, film and video production and MAG.

Services provides equipment rental, workflow design and technical support for camera, video, audio, fibre optic and wireless technology used by TV production teams and film crews.

More information can be found at: www.vitecgroup.com.

 

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