Team Sports Planet, the Philadelphia-based e-commerce distributor to the team market, has secured a $1.3 million contract with the Department of Defense to supply team uniforms and equipment to 41 schools on military bases in Japan, Guam, South Korea and Okinawa.
According to a report on philly.com, Team Sports Planet, operated by Brian Kerrigan and his wife, Kari Altman, were invited in June to bid on a government contract to provide uniforms to 41 high schools and middle schools in the Pacific region operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity.
The article noted that with school starting up this September, more than 23,000 U.S. students are now enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade on those bases. Many play American football, baseball, basketball and other sports, but rarely stay at the same base for long. Charles Hoff, public affairs officer for DoDEA Pacific, said that 30% of the students “transition” between schools each year.
On Sept. 1, Team Sports Planet was notified it had been awarded the one-year contract with four option years, each valued at up to $300,000. The company benefited from its ability to create a virtual catalog and online ordering system that the schools can use to place purchase orders for 12 different sports.
“It’s nice to do something for the children of these men and women who serve in the military,” Kerrigan told Philly.com.
