Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced today that Portsmouth-based A2B Tracking Solutions Inc. has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) contract, in support of the U.S. Air Force, under the Department of Defense’s Unique Identification (UID) program.  The firm, which has already received its first three orders from the Air Force, has been awarded a contract to implement the UID systems and services for various DoD departments that is worth up to $70 million.

“Today’s announcement that A2B Tracking Solutions has been awarded this sizeable contract is tremendous news for this firm and for the state.  It is exciting that a Rhode Island firm is on the cutting edge of this initiative which aims to improve efficiency for defense operations at all levels.  Most exciting, however, is that the firm will be looking to expand its manufacturing space in Rhode Island and adding jobs here as a result of this federal contract.  I commend the efforts of the leadership team at A2B Tracking which has worked so hard on this initiative,” said Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.