Procurement Briefs

CALIFORNIA

Pranalytica wins laser array contract

SANTA MONICA | The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has contracted Pranalytica Inc. to support an Army Aviation and Missile Command Phase I project.

DARPA selected U.S. company Pranalytica to participate in the Army Aviation and Missile Command’s Beam Combining of High-Power Quantum Cascade Laser Arrays project.

Officials said Pranalytica will provide beam-combining support for the project, designed to support Defense Department directional infrared countermeasures initiatives.

CALIFORNIA

MCA to refurbish Navy computers

IRVINE | MCA Computer Corp. has been contracted to provide the U.S. Navy with refurbished computer equipment and support services.

U.S. company MCA, an information technologies supplier, was contracted by the U.S. government to provide end-of-life legacy server equipment in support of a Navy program.

Under the deal, MCA will provide the Navy with spare computer parts and power supplies along with technical and engineering support services.

MICHIGAN

Bates Footwear wins boot contract

ROCKFORD | The U.S. Army has contracted Bates Footwear to deliver its combat boots capable of withstanding harsh weather conditions.

Michigan-based Bates was awarded a $13 million contract for the delivery of its temperate-weather combat boots. Under the deal, Bates will be expected to deliver approximately 165,000 pairs of the boots to support troop deployments.

The temperate-weather boots, widely deployed by the Army in harsh-weather combat environments such as Afghanistan, are waterproof and have breathable Gore-Tex to meet demanding terrain circumstances.

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