May 4, 2006

Davis Defense Group, a small, woman-owned business with Virginia offices in Stafford and Quantico, won a contract with the Naval Facilities Engineering Command to assist with emergency response preparedness in the event of terrorist attack at Navy bases worldwide.  The goal of the contract, a potentially multi-million dollar, four year effort, is to improve Navy installation incident response and to enhance management of the Navy’s Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) program.  Davis Defense will provide a Mobile Training Team to assess the capability of Navy installations to respond to terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction.  The team will include subject matter experts, such as hazardous materials (HAZMAT) equipment trainers and certified first responders, who will provide individual and team training to Navy personnel. 

“We are excited to be a part of the Navy planning and preparation for this key effort.  They want excellence and we will do our best to ensure they get it,” said Doug Davis, President and Chief Operating Officer of Davis Defense.

Davis Defense has provided chem-bio equipment training in almost all 50 states, and as far away as Iraq.  The company has been in business for four years, and recently became woman-owned when Lisa Davis joined the firm as Chief Executive Officer.  She retired from the Department of Defense (DoD) after 22 years of experience in the acquisition field, culminating with her final position as a Senior Executive political appointee in the Bush Administration.  Her experience spans research and development, contracts and industrial policy, while Doug Davis’ 25 year DoD career has covered budget and finance, logistics and program management.  Together, they and their staff provide a complete range of services to the Defense Department and the first responder community, as well as to clients offering products and services of benefit to the military and homeland defense.