RSS Logistics and Vision Engineering now U.S. Navy Prime Contractors

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Two technology companies located in Central Florida Research Park have earned admission to a very exclusive club---as prime contractors in the U.S. Navy’s Seaport-E program, a highly secure online community of U.S. businesses qualified to service U.S. Navy and Marine Corps programs. RSS Logistics and Vision Engineering, both client companies of the UCF Business Incubation Program, were recently notified they rank among the 2,400 U.S. businesses permitted to bid on an estimated $5.3 billion in annual Seaport-E contracts. Seaport-E organizes the supply of professional services for 22 functional defense areas that range from engineering to modeling and simulation to supplies, provisioning and training. For RSS Logistics, which focuses on Integrated Product Support, Systems Engineering, Test and Evaluation and Manufacturing services, Seaport-E significantly expands the company’s market scope. RSS Logistics already has more than 15 years of experience providing defense industry services. RSS partnered with three large defense contractors and another incubator client – H2 IT Solutions – in their proposal. H2 IT will combine their software design and logistics expertise with that of RSS to provide a more comprehensive solution to a number of Navy and Marine Corps needs. Last year, as a subcontractor to another company, RSS Logistics provided Integrated Logistics Support to modify the Italian Navy’s AV-8B Harrier II Trainer and Simulator. Vision Engineering provides engineering services in optics and photonics for aerospace applications. Vision is already doing work for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division. Seaport-E provides the opportunity to be a prime contractor on additional work for Dahlgren as well as other Naval commands. Since opening an operations facility at Kennedy Space Center in 2012, Vision Engineering has grown from seven to 17 specialized technology workers. “RSS Logistics and Vision Engineering are two examples that illustrate the benefits of programs to support the growth of startup enterprises,” said Gordon Hogan, director of the UCF Business Incubation Program. “Both companies have made remarkable strides in their fields, and the benefits that accrue to Central Florida in terms of well-paid technology jobs are enormous,” Hogan said.