Leading counterterrorism company awarded contract with Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to help prepare first responders
WASHINGTON, April 17, 2012 — A-T Solutions Inc, a global, industry-leading anti- and counterterrorism professional solutions firm headquartered in the Washington area, today announced it is part of the Willdan Homeland Solutions team, one of the contractors selected by the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office to provide support over the next three years. Under the agreement, A-T Solutions will provide training services to local first responders through the San Francisco Bay Area Urban Area Security Initiative.
“We’ve been supporting law enforcement and first responders for many years and are excited to have the chance to continue our work within the Bay Area,” said Dennis Kelly, president and CEO of A-T Solutions. “We look forward to providing similar services to other UASIs throughout the country, delivering the most comprehensive training programs available to help them secure their communities against the terrorist threat.”
A-T Solutions partners with many local law enforcement organizations around the country with counterterrorism, bomb squad and SWAT training, maritime security training, technology tools and intelligence solutions.
In 2011, A-T Solutions was awarded a $1 million, six-month contract to support the National Capital Region Bomb Squads and Special Weapons and Tactics teams with a full spectrum of training, including counter-IED awareness, advanced electronic courses, and bomb squad and SWAT team integration, which were delivered to seven jurisdictions around the D.C. area.
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About A-T Solutions
A-T Solutions Inc. is one of the industry’s leading and fastest-growing counterterrorism firms, providing a full spectrum of training, technology, intelligence and mission solutions that protect people, infrastructure and nations from terrorist threats. Acquired by CoVant in February 2008, A-T Solutions has unique expertise in training to support warfighters, state and local first responders, and law enforcement professionals in detecting and defeating improvised explosive devices. The company supports more than 200 customers in more than 40 countries, including the departments of Defense, State and Justice; the Department of Homeland Security; the intelligence community; allied nations; and the private sector. A-T Solutions has more than 800 employees and is based in the Tysons Corner area of Vienna, Va. The company has an operations and training center in Fredericksburg, Va., and additional offices in San Diego, Calif.; Larkspur, Colo.; Niceville, Fla.; Boise, Idaho; Virginia Beach, Va.; Anacortes, Wash.; and Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. For more information, please visit www.a-tsolutions.com.
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About CoVant
Founded by former executives of Anteon International, CoVant invests in and provides strategic, financial and operational resources to a portfolio of companies specializing in technology and related solutions that serve the needs of the homeland security, defense and intelligence communities. With an experienced team of business executives and a respected board of former government and military leaders, CoVant delivers a unique and highly strategic approach to maximizing company growth and value. Visit www.covant.com for more information.
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Media Contacts
Kristina Messner, Focused Image (for A-T Solutions), 703-678-6023, kmessner@focusedimage.com.