Red Arrow Logistics Selected as Prime Contractor for U.S. Navy
Bellevue, WA – September 14, 2010 -- Red Arrow Logistics, a logistics and transportation company serving fast growing, complex and high value supply chains, was awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the NAVSEA Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division under the SeaPort-e <http://reports.youlaunch.com/t/r/l/cktdhd/tyutdlpd/r> Program. This contract enables Red Arrow to be assigned projects with the U.S. Navy as it fulfills its spending target of 5% for women owned businesses and 23% for small businesses.
“Red Arrow has significant experience as a Department of Defense bonded carrier and has worked with multiple defense agencies, so this is an important achievement for us to be able to continue to expand our role with their agencies,” said Liz Lasater, CEO of Red Arrow Logistics.
Under this contract Red Arrow becomes a vendor to numerous organizations within the Navy, including Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), and the U.S. Marine Corps. SeaPort-e is the Navy's electronic platform for acquiring support services in 22 functional areas including Logistics Support, Supply and Provisioning Support, and Program Management.
“This award approves our firm as a supplier to all of the U.S. Navy’s prime defense contractors for the first time and recognizes the fact that we have consistently met and exceeded the requirements of past military logistics contracts,” Lasater explains.
In August 2010, Red Arrow Logistics debuted on the Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies and in May was honored as one of Women President’s Organization’s (WPO) 50 Fastest™ growing women-owned/led companies in North America.
About Red Arrow Logistics
Red Arrow Logistics provides logistics and transportation services and expertise to Fortune 100 companies and others with fast growing, complex and high value supply chains. The Company has deep experience in the technology, military, food & beverage, consumer products and renewable energy sectors, in the international and domestic arenas.
Red Arrow offers scale and the scope of services to meet the budget and schedule requirements of the largest and smallest companies alike, throughout the U.S., Canada and Asia and Europe. Its primary services are in the areas of freight transportation, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services, and custom retail programs.
A certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE/DBE), Red Arrow Logistics has been named by WPO as one of the 50 Fastest™ growing companies in North America, among the Top 10 Woman-Owned Companies in the state of Washington and a Top 500 Small Business in America by Diversity Magazine. In 1997, Red Arrow achieved a 95% customer satisfaction rating from Open Ratings, a Dun and Bradstreet Subsidiary.