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September 14, 2016 | Zentech Manufacturing, Inc.Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
Colonial Assembly and Design, LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zentech Manufacturing, Inc. has received a United States Navy contract award in the amount of $37,191,138.00.
The contract is a firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for providing design and fabrication, rapid prototyping, and technology integration related to circuit board design and radio frequency (RF) distribution assemblies, synthetic rope assemblies, mechanical fabrication, and fabric assemblies.
The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren, Virginia, is the contracting activity (N00178-16-D-2025). This effort will support the Weapons Control and Integration Department.
Cynthia Snellings, VP Finance and Contracts at Colonial Assembly and Design comments, “we are extremely pleased to receive this five-year contract award and for the opportunity to continue our legacy of high-performance at Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren Division in support of our nation’s warfighters.”
About Colonial Assembly and Design:
Colonial Assembly and Design, LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Zentech Manufacturing, Inc., is a privately held, engineering-driven contract manufacturer specializing in the design and manufacture of highly-complex electronic and RF circuit cards and assemblies. The company is headquartered in its purpose-built facility located in Fredericksburg, Va. and is ISO 9001:2008 certified and ITAR Registered.
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