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May 23, 2012 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Utility Systems Solutions, Inc. (US2) and Thermal Science Technologies, LLC (TST) have successfully completed a project for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs which involved 10 different VA Medical Centers throughout Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. Over a period of seven months, 7100 custom-made Removable Insulation Covers were manufactured and installed on boilers, heat exchangers, valves, strainers, elbows, tees, flanges and other miscellaneous piping/equipment in an effort to reduce heat losses and save energy. TST performed insulation assessments at each hospital to identify all bare or poorly insulated pipe fittings in power plants, boiler houses, mechanical rooms, manholes, pits, vaults and underground tunnels. Once the targets were identified and approved by the VA, custom-made RICs were designed, manufactured and installed.

TST has enhanced its competitiveness in the Federal marketplace by maintaining a strategic alliance with US2, Inc. for over a decade. Our alliance with US2 allows us to provide energy-saving insulation solutions to federal agencies while fulfilling their small-business participation procurement goals. US2, Inc. is a SBA certified 8(a) small-disadvantaged business (SDB) as well as a VA-verified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB). Together we are able to offer the Federal marketplace the best combination of classification, performance, pricing, scheduling and competitiveness for state-of-the-art insulation products and turnkey contracting services.