Bergen Brunswig's Durr Medical subsidiary awarded multiple international and domestic prime vendor agreements with the Department of Defense (DOD).Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. ) announced today that its Durr Medical subsidiary has been awarded prime vendor status by the DOD's Defense Personnel Supply Center (DPSC DPSC Defense Personnel Support Center DPSC Dr. Pepper StarCenter (Frisco, TX) DPSC Dental Pulp Stem Cell DPSC Data Processing Service Center DPSC Dufferin-Peel Skating Club (Canada) ) for distribution of medical-surgical supplies to all 16 U.S. military installations in Europe and five DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. regions domestically. The agreements, all five-year contracts with one-year option renewals, are estimated to produce in excess of $230 million in additional revenue over the five year period. The European award will be servicing installations in Germany, Italy, Belgium, Turkey, Iceland, Spain, and the UK; the domestic awards will be providing for the Carolinas, Rocky Mountain, Illinois/Kentucky/Missouri, Illinois/Ohio, and Alabama/Tennessee/Arkansas regions. In December, Durr Medical received notification of its first DOD award for the DPSC's Cascades Region Cascades is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. It was created on 2 July 2001 and had a population of 386,192 in 2002. The region's capital is Banfora. Two provinces, Comoé and Léraba, make up the region. , bringing Durr's total U.S. DOD group awards to six. "Securing these recent contracts is a major accomplishment for Durr Medical," explained Robert E. Martini, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bergen Brunswig. "We are breaking new ground with our entrance into the European markets and what makes this especially exciting is that we will be utilizing Internet technology to facilitate next day shipment for all their order processing." Mr. Martini continued, "I am extremely pleased that Durr has managed to obtain such large national contracts so quickly. With its acquisitions last year of Colonial Healthcare Supply Co. and Biddle & Crowther, Durr has begun to convey its formidable presence nationally which should accelerate our offering of one-stop-shopping that much sooner. The DOD is Bergen Brunswig Drug Company's third largest managed care customer and in turn we are one of the DOD's largest pharmaceutical vendors. We look forward to extending our partnership with the DOD through our med-surg distribution arm." "Along with our customers in the DPSC regions, we are very excited to have Durr Medical as a vendor and welcome them as our international partner servicing Europe," said Linda Flatley, Chief Contracting Officer A US military officer or civilian employee who has a valid appointment as a contracting officer under the provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The individual has the authority to enter into and administer contracts and determinations as well as findings about such contracts. for the DOD's prime vendor medical-surgical section for the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Europe and the Pacific. "Our European customers are very demanding in terms of customer service so Durr's reputation for superior customer satisfaction played a key role in our selection process. Durr worked effectively and responsively throughout the negotiation process, proving to us they could not only meet our basic needs but our premium needs, including an extremely broad product selection which is rapidly obtainable, a just-in-time inventory rating in excess of our high standards, and exceptional customer service -- response time and resolution." DPSC annually purchases over $3.4 billion in food, clothing and textiles, medicines, and medical equipment for America's armed forces and other non-defense department customers worldwide. Bergen Brunswig Corporation, a Fortune 500 Company, with 1995 revenues of $8.4 billion, is the nation's largest supplier of pharmaceuticals to the managed care market and the second largest wholesaler to the retail pharmacy market. Bergen's new subsidiary, IntePlex(TM), focuses on the integration of the Company's pharmaceutical, medical-surgical supply, and oncology/plasma products divisions for one-stop-shop capabilities in the integrated healthcare marketplace. Bergen serves the retail market through distribution to chain store accounts and independent pharmacies -- nearly 4,000 of which participate in its Good Neighbor Pharmacy Good Neighbor Pharmacy is a retailers' cooperative network of over 2,700 independently owned and operated pharmacies. It has a business affiliation with AmerisourceBergen (Bergen Brunswig Drug Company), which sponsors the network and owns the name "Good Neighbor Pharmacy". program. Bergen Brunswig Corporation's operating entities include Bergen Brunswig Drug Company, Durr Medical Corporation, Alternate Site Distributors, Inc. and IntePlex, Inc. CONTACT: Bergen Brunswig Corporation, Orange Lisa Riordan, Director, Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , 800/840-5131 |
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