Orlando-Based REDCON Secures Federal Contract Worth Up to $2.5 Million
Orlando, Fla. – Redcon Solutions Group (REDCON) recently announced that the multifaceted service-based company has been awarded a five-year contract by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The Orlando-based Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business has the potential to earn up to $2.5 million from the Blanket Service Agreement (BPA), in which REDCON will provide security support services in seven states throughout the southeast region during declared disasters.
The contract, which runs from March 23, 2016 to March 22, 2021, has a ceiling amount of $500,000 for the base year as well as the four option year periods.
REDCON will provide armed guards to support security or guard services for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee disaster facilities, such as Disaster Recovery Centers and Joint Field Offices, as well as other facilities identified by on scene FEMA staff.
“We are honored to have established a partnership with FEMA,” said Kyle Evans, President and Founder of Redcon Solutions Group. “The term ‘REDCON’ refers to a unit’s readiness to respond, and just like our namesake, Redcon Solutions Group will be ready to assist FEMA with their relief efforts whenever a disaster strikes.”
Evans, who retired as a U.S. Army Staff Sergeant after being wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom, founded Redcon Solutions Group in 2014. Combined, Evans and his leadership team have more than 20 years of government, military, corporate and non-profit sector experience.
Redcon Solutions Group provides a range of solutions to public and private entities, including security, training, facility maintenance, hospital maintenance, and waste disposal services. For more information about REDCON, visit redconsolutionsgroup.com.
Redcon Solutions Group is a client company of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator in Orlando.
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For more information, contact:
Kyle Evans, President, Redcon Solutions Group, 407-601-0567 kyle.evans@redconsolutionsgroup.com.
Michael Weiss, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubator-Orlando, 321-281-8384 Michael.Weiss@ucf.edu.
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc. 407-644-4142 Lvershelco@aol.com.
About Redcon Solution Group
Redcon Solutions Group (REDCON) headquartered in Orlando, Fla., provides superior services to many U.S. Government agencies in the areas of Security, Facilities Maintenance, Hospital Maintenance, Training, and Waste Disposal. As a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, REDCON continues to grow and excel by following the philosophy inspired by its founders to always provide the highest quality services to our federal and state clients; and doing so with an effective management team to adapt to the dynamic federal marketplace. We strive to continuously improve our services and support to keep pace with our clients’ ever changing requirements. Service excellence is the heart and soul of our business and the critical element in our customer relationships. Visit redconsolutionsgroup.com.
About the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program:
The University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable, high growth / impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has helped hundreds of local startup companies reach their potential faster by providing vital business development resources.
With seven facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia Counties, and the cities of Apopka, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. Participating companies sustain more than 3,600 local jobs and have had a total impact of $1.51 Billion on regional sales and $2.48 Billion on regional economic output. During the last fiscal year, the program has returned $7.95 for every $1.00 invested in the program. Visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
