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ORBCOMM and Savi to Provide Advanced Satellite Tracking and Security Solutions to Government Customers Through RFID-IV Contract Award

 

ORBCOMM Inc. announced that its partner, Savi Technology (Savi), has been awarded a five-year U.S. Department of Defense contract as the sole provider to the $204 million RFID-IV program, which currently has a $102 million ceiling. The RFID-IV program offers a wide range of technology solutions, including newly-upgraded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), satellite-based Enhanced In-Transit Visibility (EITV) and Advanced Intrusion Tracking Detection (ATID) products and services, to a wide range of government customers for global asset planning and tracking of personnel, equipment and sustainment cargo worldwide.

In support of the RFID-IV program, ORBCOMM and Savi will offer satellite and RFID tags as well as other sensor technologies using ORBCOMM’s global communications networks, which will enhance the visibility and security of government cargo in transit. ORBCOMM’s advanced tracking and monitoring solutions will provide government customers with the current location of their cargo and send real-time alerts for security breaches and other anomalies such as cargo entering or exiting a geozone outside of pre-determined parameters for immediate resolution. U.S. government customers, including the Army, Navy, Air Force, USTRANSCOM, Special Forces and Defense Logistics Agency, can now seamlessly track and secure their cargo anywhere in the world and access near-real-time operational data through existing government EITV systems or secure, dedicated web portals to meet specific mission needs.

“We are proud to be part of the winning team that Savi has assembled to meet the RFID, sensor and satellite technology requirements of the RFID-IV contract,” said Marc Eisenberg, Chief Executive Officer of ORBCOMM. “We believe that the synergy of our powerful satellite M2M technology and cargo monitoring solutions combined with Savi’s analytics expertise provides the best of both worlds within the same logistics management framework and all from a single provider. Our joint offerings will significantly expand the depth and breadth of cargo intelligence and security on a global scale for our government customers.”

“We are excited to partner with ORBCOMM as the global leader in M2M and satellite tracking on our RFID-IV contract award,” said Bill Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer of Savi. “As technology has advanced, the addition of satellite tags to the RFID-IV program was a logical move and enables ORBCOMM and Savi to expand the capability, range and efficiency of technologies available to the warfighter for their complete logistics needs worldwide.”