Mission Ready Assisting North Carolina State University on Department of Homeland Security Funded Next Generation First Responder Uniforms

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2015 / Mission Ready Services Inc. (TSX-V: MRS) – Mission Ready Services Inc. (“Mission Ready” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on the cooperative agreement between its wholly-owned subsidiary, Protect The Force, Inc. (“PTF”), and the North Carolina State University (“NCSU”).

Mission Ready previously announced that PTF had been awarded a 14 month, $97,500 subcontract through prime contractor, North Carolina State University – Textile Protection and Comfort Center (“TPACC”), to develop an Advanced Multipurpose Base ensemble for Emergency Responders referred to as the AMBER project for the Department of Homeland Security.

Protect The Force Inc. is assisting The TPACC team in design and development of a new base ensemble of shirts and pants for emergency workers as part of a $718,000 grant project funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

In a NCSU news release dated May 4, 2015, it is stated “The T-PACC team will create and test prototypes using commercially available materials. A subcontractor, Protect the Force Inc., will help manufacture 150 of the prototypes for field testing with firefighters and EMS workers.” The entire news release can be viewed in the News section of the NCSU website under the title, Outfitting First Responders. https://news.ncsu.edu/2015/05/outfitting-first-responders/

About North Carolina State University – T-PACC

North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Located in the North Carolina State University College of Textiles, T-PACC incorporates a comprehensive infrastructure of equipment and personnel to address the need for integrated investigations on all aspects of the protection and comfort of clothing. T-PACC is a broad base facility with unique scientific abilities that permit scientific evaluations of comfort and protection from fabric swatch level all the way to full ensemble systems.

About Protect The Force Inc.

Protect The Force is a strategic consulting firm specializing in providing leading manufacturers with relationship management, product development, acquisition & contracting expertise, and sales & marketing support geared towards successfully selling to the U.S. Federal Government.

Protect The Force has a robust infrastructure comprised of a network of industry professionals, an efficiently-coordinated supply chain, an unparalleled dealer organization, and a leading edge research and development faculty and offers over 100 years of combined experience in developing products, contracting, and selling to the federal government, first responder and tactical markets through open-market procurements, teaming arrangements and a variety of federal contract tools.

About Mission Ready Services Inc.

MRSI was created to meet a critical need of one of the world’s largest customers, the US Government and in particular the Departments of Defence, Homeland Security and Justice and various other agencies such as law enforcement, first responders and the many others worldwide that help to safeguard our health and security.

MRSI’s mission is to save lives and enhance the performance of military personnel, first responders, and those who protect us by working to ensure they are equipped with the best possible personal protective equipment.

For further information, visit the Company’s website at MissionReady.ca or contact:

Terry Nixon – Director, Corporate Communications
Telephone: 1.877.479.7778
Investor Relations
Joel Kitsul
1-866-684-6730
mrs@kincommunications.com
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Mission Ready Services Inc.

(signed “Rod Reum”)
Rod Reum,
President & CEO

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SOURCE: Mission Ready Services Inc. 

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