CDO Technologies Wins Army RFID Contract

CDO Technologies Awarded contract to provide passive RFID solutions for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and other agencies

Dayton, OH - 10/1/2008 - CDO Technologies, Inc., a full-service systems integrator that provides innovative, technology-based business process improvement, IT, and managed business support solutions, today announced they were selected to deliver Passive Radio Frequency Identification (pRFID) Electronic Product Code hardware, software, and professional services to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. Coast Guard and several other federal agencies, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Coalition Partners, and other Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

CDO Technologies, with partners GlobeRanger Corporation, Sirit Corporation, Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC), HCI Integrated Solutions, Inc., Bartec Corporation, Avery Dennison -Paxar, and XIO Strategies, has been awarded a contract with a potential value of $75.5 million, based upon delivery orders to be placed against it, from the Army Contracting Agency Information Technology, E-Commerce, and Commercial Contracting Center (ITEC4).

“Having a phenomenal group of partners to deliver on this contract is a testament to CDO’s expertise in engineering and systems integration. We are excited to begin delivering comprehensive pRFID solutions around the world to the Department of Defense under this new agreement,” said Al Wofford, president of CDO Technologies, Inc. “CDO will continue to strengthen its expertise in the pRFID market and is committed to delivering a range of pRFID systems that meets the needs of our customers around the world.”

Under the terms of the contract, CDO can now be awarded task orders by the Army, Defense Logistics Agency, or any other agency within the Department of Defense or the U.S. Coast Guard to integrate pRFID infrastructure within their supply chain. CDO will be delivering GlobeRanger’s iMotion Edgeware, Sirit’s Infinity 510 stationery passive RFID reader, Bartec’s Motorola MC9090G-RFID handheld bar code and RFID reader, Avery Dennison World Ready Thermal Transfer RFID printer, Avery Dennison General Purpose RFID tags, and professional services from CTC, HCI Inc, and XIO.

“CDO is very pleased to have outstanding partners on this significant award. Each team member brings outstanding products and excellent technical support to our team,” said Don Ertel, Vice President of CDO’s Systems & Technology Solutions Division. “We are excited about this opportunity and the opportunity to provide high quality products and solutions to our customers.”

We’re pleased to be working with CDO Technologies on a contract as significant as this, said Michael Bigbee, SVP of Sales, GlobeRanger. We recognize the criticality of this type of award to the Army and the other services in their mission to ably support the war-fighter.”

“CDO Technologies has a rich history of supporting DoD solutions for applications from parts tracking to inventory control. The Army’s selection of CDO as a supplier of the Sirit reader in this award continues this tradition and brings together a superior performing RFID reader and leading full service system integrator,” said Norbert Dawalibi, CEO, Sirit, Inc.

“Avery Dennison’s Printer Systems Division is pleased to partner with CDO for this significant opportunity,” said Rick Bauer, Avery Dennison director of RFID Global Program Development, Printer Systems Division “We are pleased that CDO will be using Monarch brand RFID printers/encoders from Avery Dennison to provide value and quality performance to our customers.”

About CDO Technologies
CDO Technologies is an information technology integrator and provider of RFID-EPC, bar code, and data collection solutions. CDO Technologies offers supply chain solutions that include systems integration, installation, hardware, software, and nationwide technical support. CDO Technologies also provides RFID compliance solutions for DoD and Wal-Mart suppliers. CDO Technologies is a member of AIM Global (the organization for Automatic Identification and Mobility) and a voting member of the following Standards Committees: ANSI MH10 SC-8 and the AIM RFID Experts Group (REG).

Dave Stack
CDO Technologies, Inc.
937-258-0022
stack@cdotech.com