Why Lowry Solutions? Buying AIT Equipment for the Department of Defense

A transparent, efficient, and cost-effective military supply chain has a direct impact on the lives of our soldiers and military personnel. Downtime, inaccuracy, and waste can cloud visibility and delay the delivery of crucial supplies and equipment in mission-critical situations. That’s why government buyers need to purchase the best Automatic Information Technology (AIT) devices and mobile device management solutions available to them.

The Solution? The AIT-V Contract.

Created by the U.S. Army Product Director, Automated Movement and Identification Solutions (PD AMIS), this contract provides a state-of-the-art, common, integrated structure for logistics tracking, locating, and monitoring of vital assets and processes. It provides commercial hardware, software, documentation, and services to authorized users worldwide.

Under the AIT-V contract, government buyers can purchase best-in-class AIT devices and services for the Department of Defense (DoD) and other Federal Agencies at competitive prices. Through the contract, Lowry offers a full range of Intermec by Honeywell printers, scanners, and mobile computers, and Getac’s most rugged tablets. You can view the entire selection of products and services on our AIT-V Government Portal.

Why Intermec By Honeywell And Getac Products?

There are three main reasons we’ve chosen to offer Intermec by Honeywell devices under the AIT-V contract:

1. Intermec by Honeywell designs unique products that meet or exceed government standards.
2. They have the longest history of investing in their products for government use, and they have been providing the government with hardware for over 30 years.
3. Intermec’s team members sit on all the government standards committees, which enables them to stay up-to-date on government requirements and industry trends.

Similarly, Getac — which has been building mobile devices for the military for over 20 years — is known for developing innovative technologies that meet military requirements. Their rugged tablets have a long history of superior performance in some of the military’s most remote and dangerous overseas missions.

Intermec by Honeywell and Getac AIT devices deliver the most complete, contemporary data capture solutions, providing reliable, secure access to critical data across the military supply chain to support homeland defense missions.

More Than Just Hardware

You can also purchase critical services under the contract. These services include training, warranty and maintenance services, and Technical Engineering Services (TES).

Lowry provides the most comprehensive services from some of the most seasoned experts in the AIT industry. Most of our specialists have over 30 years of experience in their fields, and they can enable and empower military personnel with the most contemporary services in the industry.

You’ll get to work with the same experts who took the lead on several projects awarded to Lowry under the pRFIDII and AIT-IV contracts — projects like the Army CIF deployment and the Aruba wireless network installation for the GCSS Army project. These are just some of many projects that our experienced specialists have completed in the 25+ years that Lowry has partnered with the government for AIT solutions.

How do I buy it?

Buying hardware and services under the AIT-V contract is easy with Lowry Solutions. Simply visit our AIT-V Government Portal — it’s a single source for multifaceted information about the products and services that Lowry offers under the AIT-V. On the government portal, you’ll find:

• Technical specs and firmware
• A complete bill of materials for all CLINs
• Product overviews directly from Lowry’s AIT-V Ordering Guide
• Standard contract pricing

Using our secure portal, you can view the products and services you need and immediately purchase them. Approved purchasers include government buyers purchasing for the Department of Defense (DoD), United States Coast Guard (CG), North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), coalition and partners, other Foreign Military Sales (FMS), and other Federal Agencies.

Lowry Solutions supports the mission of the U.S. Government by enabling smooth, reliable military supply chains with best-in-class asset visibility and AIT device solutions.

Supporting Mission Readiness Through Reliable AIT Solutions

When it comes to technology investments in defense organizations, the rule of thumb is that there are more important criteria than performance specifications–reliability, security, and interoperability, as well as the foremost mission-supporting requirements. Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) is crucial for military organizations in achieving full situational awareness of the equipment, supplies, and other critical assets across sprawling logistics networks. Its accurate data collection at military installations, maintenance facilities, distribution centers, and deployed environments enables decision-makers to support good decisions and effective resource management.

Modern defense logistics rely on the capability to track, trace, and manage thousands of assets in real-time. Data from barcode systems, RFID technology, rugged mobile computers, industrial printers, and asset tracking software combine to create a seamless stream of operational data. Integrating these technologies into their day-to-day workflows assists organizations in lowering manual processes, boosting supply chain precision, and also preventing downtime from happening by reinforcing their supply chain resilience for last-mile delivery.

Enhancing End-to-End Asset Visibility

Asset visibility is one of the most important objectives within military logistics. Equipment frequently moves between warehouses, transportation hubs, maintenance facilities, and operational locations, making accurate tracking essential throughout every stage of the asset lifecycle.

An integrated AIT solution supports:

• Real-time inventory visibility.
• Accurate asset identification.
• Automated receiving and shipping.
• Equipment accountability.
• Maintenance tracking.
• Improved audit readiness.

Having immediate access to reliable asset information enables personnel to make faster operational decisions while reducing the risk of misplaced or unavailable equipment.

Integrating Hardware with Enterprise Systems

While data gathering has long been a core function of asset tracking, modern demand is much deeper than just collecting information in the field. Operational data becomes critical when it can be integrated with the enterprise applications that manage inventory, maintenance, logistics, and procurement.

This link will connect with solutions like Sonaria that aggregate information collected through any barcode system, RFID system, GPS trackers, Bluetooth beacons, and Internet of Things ( IOT) technology to a single platform. The integrated solution ensures secure access for authorized stakeholders to monitor asset condition, detect operational trends, automate processes, and create reports that guide strategic planning.

This consolidation also reduces repetitive input of data, thus improving information accuracy between departments.

Strengthening Security and Device Management

Defense organizations must maintain strict control over mobile technology used throughout their operations. Enterprise Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions help administrators secure rugged tablets, handheld computers, barcode scanners, and other connected devices through centralized management.

Key capabilities include:

• Remote device configuration.
• Security policy enforcement.
• Software update management.
• Device authentication.
• Encryption management.
• Remote troubleshooting.
• Compliance monitoring.

Centralized management improves operational consistency while reducing the administrative effort required to support large technology deployments.

Supporting Long-Term Operational Readiness

Technology procurement represents only one part of maintaining mission readiness. Long-term success also depends on professional deployment, lifecycle management, maintenance, training, and ongoing technical support.

Comprehensive support services help organizations:

• Reduce equipment downtime.
• Extend hardware lifecycles.
• Improve workforce productivity.
• Standardize device configurations.
• Accelerate issue resolution.
• Maintain consistent operational performance.

By managing technology throughout its entire lifecycle, organizations maximize the value of their investments while ensuring systems remain available when needed most.

Building Flexible Solutions for Evolving Missions

Military logistics are not standing still, even as automation is becoming more widespread, data collected in real time from many sources is exploding, and connected technologies become the norm. Organizations deploy flexible AIT solutions to respond and adapt to changing operational needs without needing to rebuild the existing infrastructure.

Flexible technology integration does exactly this but through methods that support technology-neutral systems, and so with future changes in mind. Because organizations are building on existing RFID networks for more deployments, stronger inventory management capabilities, implementation of IoT sensors, or predictive maintenance initiatives, larger scalable solutions serve as a solid foundation to further modernization strategy.

Delivering Confidence Through Proven Technology

You require dependable asset visibility to preserve operational efficiency, enhance accountability, and inform mission-critical decision-making. Rugged hardware, automated data collection, enterprise software integration, proactive device management — can fortify every phase in the military supply chain.

Through its expertise in Automatic Identification Technology, enterprise mobility, RFID, barcode systems, and hardware deployment and managed support services across the globe, Lowry Solutions makes it easier for government organizations to deploy scalable, secure, and reliable logistics solutions. This enables defense agencies to achieve visibility of critical assets, optimize operations, reduce manual work, and improve mission readiness by integrating associated technologies and lifecycle services that keep pace with the needs of global missions.