CMARK Enhances Contingency and Disaster Relief Efforts
September 24 2008 - 11:59AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CMARK
International, Inc., (OTC Pink Sheets: CMIT) a global provider of
facility and logistic support services for government and
commercial institutions announced today that it has added
significant resources to its Contingency and Disaster Relief
Divisional efforts during this most active part of the Atlantic
hurricane season. CMARK operates its contingency and disaster
relief division out of its Mobile, Alabama office. This group
managed contingency feeding programs that provided in excess of
500,000 meals on three contracts during hurricane Katrina over a
four-month span. As part of this effort, the company has just added
another complete high performance mobile field kitchen capable of
feeding in excess of 10,000 people per meal based on FEMA's
standard menu for contingency feeding. During Hurricanes Gustav and
Ike that recently hit the Gulf Coast and Texas, CMARK was prepared
to provide assistance if needed, and was on stand-by with FEMA. "We
understand the urgency of a crisis situation and thus provide a
full range of services, from setting up huge dining facilities, to
providing and cooking food and complete on-site management," said
Charles W. Jones, President and CEO of CMARK. "CMARK is ready to
mobilize and react from anywhere between 12 to 96 hours depending
on the location, scope of work, and site environment. During
Hurricane Katrina we served over 1,000 hot meals to power workers
in Gulfport, MS, with only 8 hours notice on a weekend." The
company, which holds a general contractor's license and an
architect's license has constructed two of the high performance
kitchens and has one currently in use at the Veteran's
Administration Hospital in Prescott, AZ while it is undergoing
renovation. In addition the company has a third major field feeding
component package at its facility in Mobile, AL, capable of feeding
in excess of 15,000 people per meal. CMARK has also constructed a
mobile kitchen for the Salvation Army. Jones further added, "The
facilities we own are a vital part of why we can respond. Our
management direct employee team consists of 8 DOD veterans and
retired military with significant food service operations
experience. In addition our core staff is skilled and experienced
in the management of food supply operations, facility construction
and support, as well as food safety standards." About CMARK
International, Inc.: CMARK International provides a wide array of
facility and logistic support services including construction,
architectural design, food service, furnishings and maintenance and
operation services with a primary focus on U.S. federal facilities.
The company operates out of eight offices throughout the United
States with support facilities in Europe, Asia, and the Middle
East. As a well established Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small
Business (SDVOSB), CMARK has built a strong franchise to meet the
federal procurement opportunity represented by the Veterans
Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183) which requires U.S.
government agencies and prime contractors to earmark three percent
of all federal procurement dollars to high quality SDVOSB firms.
For more information, visit http://www.cmarkinternational.com/
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