ASM Research Awarded Air Force Medical Service, Consultant, Advisory and Technical Service (CATS) Prime Contract
Online, April 6, 2012 (Newswire.com) - ASM Research, Inc. is proud to announce contract award selection by the Air Force Medical Service Commodity Council (AFMS) as one of multiple Consultant, Advisory and Technical Service (CATS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) prime contractors. The total contract ceiling, inclusive of a base year plus four option ordering periods of performance, is $985M.
Under this ID/IQ, AFMS organizations are able to request professional services, engineering and technical services, quantitative studies, analyses and evaluations, as well as other support activities that are designed to enhance their mission effectiveness for quality care for all MHS beneficiaries.
ASM stands ready to serve the Air Force as a performance-based partner, fully committed to CATS program success. Our strategic plan meets the scope of requirements from sites throughout the Continental United States and sub-territories. ASM has aligned a team with extensive experience as global leaders in the entire military health system. ASM staff organically maintains top notched former AFMS leaders that clearly understand the mission of driving quality force initiatives. In addition, our business partners consist of a cadre of uniquely qualified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), and Woman-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), as well as several large business associates.
"I'm especially proud of the CATS management team and the strong relationships they built with each of our partners. They kept this bond together, with a united vision for the strategic support of our Air Force, and did so over the past three year acquisition process. Just holding this team together, united for one great cause is an extraordinary feat in itself-I know they will do the same for the next five years and beyond for the AFMS" said John Fraser, ASM's President and Chief Operating Officer.
"We are encouraged and excited to have this opportunity to work with AFMS professionals, and as a former Chief of Medical Enlisted Force for the AF Surgeon General, it is incumbent that our alignment on quality force delivery be paramount for all healthcare delivery" said Mark Withers, ASM CATS Senior Healthcare Business Manager.
ASM is known for "Extraordinary Commitment, Extraordinary Results"- John Fraser further commented that "we've always been great at gaining and retaining high caliber people in support of our specialized health solutions, now we have the opportunity to support the AFMS with that same kind of quality force."