Sceptor Industries Announces United States Postal Service Awards Biohazard Detection System Contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation.Business Editors KANSAS CITY, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003 Biohazard bi·o·haz·ard n. 1. A biological agent, such as a virus or a condition that constitutes a threat to humans, especially in biological research or experimentation. 2. Detection System Will Protect U.S. Mail and Postal Employees Sceptor Industries, Inc. today announced that the United States Postal Service (USPS (1) (Uninterruptible Switching Power Supply) A power supply for a computer that contains its own battery and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) circuitry. See power supply and UPS. ) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) Security Systems LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control unit a contract to manufacture and integrate Biohazard Detection Systems (BDS BDS abbr. Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS n abbr (= Bachelor of Dental Surgery) → título universitario BDS ) designed to rapidly analyze and detect potential biological threats at Postal Service mail sorting facilities nationwide. Value of the contract is approximately $175M. The BDS collects and analyzes air samples from the mail as it passes through the sorting equipment. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor and systems integrator of the BDS, which uses Sceptor's SpinCon air sampler and several other devices that constitute the front-end particle collection system. The SpinCon is used to collect the air samples needed to allow testing for biological agents, and its selection for the preproduction project reflects the SpinCon's ability to collect a broad range of particle sizes, and its ability to collect and concentrate particles over a long period of time. Richard S. Jarman, Chief Executive Officer of Sceptor Industries, said, "Sceptor is proud to be a major contributor to this very important and very timely project to protect the public in general, and U.S. Postal workers specifically." Testing began in the spring of 2002 to develop a safe and reliable integrated Biohazard Detection System for use in postal service sorting facilities nationwide. The testing intensified and adjustments were made to the system when the preproduction contract was awarded in January 2003. The Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. made the decision to go forward with the production phase. ABOUT SCEPTOR INDUSTRIES Sceptor Industries is a privately held, full-service company that develops and commercializes state-of-the-art technologies for the detection of biological and chemical threats and diseases. Government and commercial customers at more than 200 indoor and outdoor venues have deployed Sceptor SpinCon air samplers, cyclones, and related equipment. For more information, visit www.sceptorindustries.com. |
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