Mission Essential locks into fed contract

Business First of Columbus; August 18, 2010

A provider of training and staffing for the government is one of several contractors vying for a piece of a nearly $500 million contract with a federal security agency. 

Columbus-based Mission Essential Personnel LLC said it was one of six companies nationwide awarded an omnibus support services contract through the Army Intelligence and Security Command. The five-year contract has a ceiling of $492.4 million and is labeled indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, meaning Mission Essential could take on a number of tasks over the period.CEO Chris Taylor in a release called the contract a “great win” for the company and its new intelligence services business unit. 

Mission Essential provides staffing, training and language services and has more than 6,000 contracted personnel in 13 countries. The company in 2008 cemented its presence in Central Ohio with plans to add more than 100 employees in the coming years at its Easton Commons headquarters, lured by more than $1 million in state incentives.