Thursday, January 14, 2021

Resilience, hard work keystones of clothing, textiles team’s support for COVID-19

Steve Merch, director of supplier operations for the clothing and textiles supply chain at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, leads a team of contracting specialists and technical staff who are procuring textiles-based items ranging from nitrile gloves to face masks for DOD, HHS and FEMA. Merch and his team of contracting specialists and technical staff have worked overtime since March to procure textiles-based items ranging from nitrile gloves to face masks for the Defense Department, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. They provided millions of reusable face masks, several versions of disposable coveralls and non-surgical gloves to DOD customers, as well as disposable protective gowns and protective coveralls for FEMA and surgical face masks and isolation gowns to replenish the HHS-managed Strategic National Stockpile. Read more HERE.

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