DOD RFID Supply Chain Tracking Cargo Containers

U.S. Department of Defense orders Savi RFID services and technology under its RFID III procurement contract. ...

... "The RFID tags, which are affixed to cargo containers and other supply chain assets, comply with the ISO 18000-7 standard (also called DASH7), enabling near real-time supply visibility and interoperability with allied defense forces and government organizations. The U.S. Army Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4) issued the procurement orders utilizing competitive procedures under the RFID-III contracting vehicle, which is a multiple award, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a total value of $429.4 million. RFID III was established for active RFID hardware, software and engineering services, and is open to all U.S. military Services, U.S. Federal Agencies and non-U.S. defense forces. " ...

Via Savi: U.S. Defense Department RFID Order

Evigia RFID III Purchases

Evigia Systems begins to supply Northrop Grumman with RFID technology through the first wave of purchase orders under the U.S. Department of Defense RFID III contract. ...

... "DoD awarded the contract in December 2008 to four teams including the Northrop Grumman / Evigia team, which has a ceiling of $429 million for active RFID hardware products, software and engineering services. The RFID III contract managed by PM J-AIT was established on behalf of all U.S. Armed Services, and is open to other government agencies as well as non-U.S. defense forces globally. " ...

Via Evigia: RFID III Contract

DOD RFID III reference:

RFID-III Contract: "This is a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ contract for Commercial active RFID (aRFID) hardware, software, and services. The contract has a ceiling value of $429.4 million. The term of the contract is 10 years consisting of a three-year base period ... "

DOD RFID III Contract for Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is selected to receive a contract to provide radio frequency identification (RFID) services to the Department of Defense under its RFID III contract. ...

... "RFID III is a multiple award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract with a $429 million ceiling available for task order awards. Work on the contract will be conducted over a three-year base period with up to seven, one-year option years. Under the terms of the contract, Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector will supply active RFID tags, readers, mobile kits, software, and the technical engineering services to implement this technology. The terms also include providing the hardware, maintenance, design, development, integration, deployment, training, and data management of the tags. " ..

Via Northrop Grumman: Defense Department RFID III Contract

RFID III Contract Awarded to Unisys

Unisys is selected by the U.S. Army Program Executive Office-Enterprise Information Systems to participate in an indefinite quantity contract for the Radio Frequency Identification III program, RFID III.

... "Under the new RFID III contact, Unisys will be able to provide the DoD and other federal agencies with RFID technology as well as services. RFID III is the successor to the Army’s RFID II contract, awarded in January 2003, and represents a move within the U.S. Department of Defense towards a competitive approach to RFID technology procurements, based on international standards. Currently, RFID tags are attached to approximately 125,000 shipments of military supplies each week. As shipments pass through field locations, fixed and handheld readers send and receive data to and from the tags. This data is made available to the military for greater visibility into the location and status of shipments. " ...

Via Unisys: U.S. Department of Defense RFID III Contract