SPSC was incorporated in the State of Florida on October 8, 1982. Headquartered in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, SPSC has three reportable segments - management services, manufacturing, and engineering and information technology services. Management services include providing engineering, technical, and operational services in the area of defense range management specializing in bombing and gunnery training range operation and maintenance. Manufacturing operations includes the design and construction of munitions ground support equipment and containers for the shipping and storage of munitions and equipment. SPSC's engineering and information technology services segment consists of the sale of computer software developed to assist in hazard management and weapons impact analysis.
SPSC contracts are primarily fixed price contracts with the United States Department of Defense (DOD). SPSC currently has contracts in Florida and Arizona. During the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, 99% of SPSC's revenues were derived from contracts with the DOD.
In addition, SPSC is a quality-oriented manufacturer that is ISO 9001:2000 qualified. SPSC specializes in the design, development, manufacture, and system integration of aircraft and munitions support equipment. SPSC employs over 130 scientific and engineering professionals, managers, technicians, and administrators and generates over $12M in annual revenue.
Major Customers
- USAF / 56th Fighter Wing for O&M Services at the Gila Bend & Barry M. Goldwater Range USAF / ACC for Safe-Range Products and Services
- USN / NAVFAC (& USMC) for Safe-Range Products and Services
- USN / CINCLANT for Range Analysis (Onyx sub)
- USMC / Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty-Nine Palms for Range Analysis [The Environmental Company (TEC) sub]
- Air National Guard for Environmental Issues & Noise Analysis [Environmental Resource Mgt. (ERM) sub]
- DLA-Columbus for Hose Manufacturing
- USAF / AFCEE for Engineering Support (Hydrogeologic sub)
- USAF / AETC for Engineering Support (RF-Weston sub)
- USN for Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Support [Ecology & Engineering (E&E) sub]
- USAF / AFSOC for Aircraft Services [Northwest Florida Facilities Mgt. (NFFM) sub]
The Future
Our #1 national security crisis ? the ultimate growth industry? Secure Our Borders ? Save Our Nation!
A practical, cost-effective solution to protect our porous borders WITHOUT more guns, gates and guards. A small company?s core technology comes to the rescue?as a new industry takes off.
SPSC?s ?Safe Borders Program?
As defense corporations go, SPSC is tiny - $13 million in annual sales ? but with a solid track-record. (Started 21 years ago.) It is one of those companies you?ve never heard of?doing things you never knew existed.
In this case, SPSC creates highly sophisticated software products for the Department of Defense?manufactures specialized military items?does airspace and airport planning?and operates BOMBING RANGES. (You never knew that business existed, did you?!!)
Among other facilities around the country, this company ALL BY ITSELF runs the world?s second-largest live-fire training range for combat pilots. (Under contract with the U.S. Air Force.) This is the huge 2.5 million acre Barry M. Goldwater Range in southwestern Arizona ? where pilots come to improve their air-to-ground combat skills and practice with live bombs, rockets, missiles and cannon fire. (Most combat pilots who served in the first and second Gulf Wars were trained at this SPSC-operated base. Pilots from over a dozen foreign countries also train here.)
But SPSC?s global reputation lies in its proprietary SafeRange technology, which makes the company a leader in weapons training, used by over 80 organizations around the world. This was developed by SPSC?s founder and chairman, Donal Myrick, and forms the basis for the revolutionary SafeBorders technology.
Virgin industry = Virgin investment
How often have you been present at the birth of an entirely new industry that reflects some overwhelming urgent need?
?Urgent?? HELL, YES! What?s more urgent than our immediate survival?!!
That being the case, no matter what happens to the economy, you can be sure this overwhelming need will stay constant. And while nothing is guaranteed, it could also make a pretty good investment. Border Protection truly represents a universal need?
- The threat from terrorism is GROWING, no matter how well things go in Iraq.
- Weapons of mass destruction are getting easier to acquire on the black market, and increasingly less complicated to activate.
- The need for Border Protection has reached universal acceptance. The public understands the need for safe borders, and supports massive government funding.
- The growth of this virgin industry is SOARING, in part because of the federal government?s heavy spending.
- It?s hard to see how the Border Protection industry will decline over the coming years. On the other hand, if we?re hit by some new major act of terrorism, it will probably accelerate further. Mass panic would demand even MORE border protection.
That?s a realistic view of the industry, but what about individual companies within the Border Protection industry? How will they do? In fact, over the near-term, it would be fairly hard for a company NOT to do well ? though be careful of quickie start-ups seeking to capitalize on these opportunities.(Opportunistic sleazoids are a fact of life!)
Nevertheless, some companies will do MUCH better than others. So what about SPSC? Some points to keep in mind?
- SPSC is a 21-year-old established company, with its own proprietary software ? a world-leader in its field.
- SPSC has taken proven software and is merely adapting it to meet the needs of this new industry. This is no start-up high-wire act.
Final Word
SPSC will be recognized as the most innovative and dependable provider of management, engineering and manufacturing services, enabling customers to meet critical challenges, maintain effective operations and reduce risk while accomplishing their mission in a cost-effective and timely manner.
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