December 17, 2024
Essex Junction, Vermont (for immediate release) – Revision Military Ltd. (Revision), a world leader in purpose-built ballistic and laser eye protection for military and tactical use, is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved a legacy legal issue in cooperation with the U.S. government.
In September 2019, Revision’s protective eyewear business was acquired by a new ownership group. Revision’s new ownership and management team later learned that allegations had been made before the acquisition regarding compliance with certain government contractingrequirements, and that the government initiated an investigation into such matters. The allegations and investigation pertained to domestic sourcing requirements fortextile materials used for pouches, carrying cases, and strapsthat are accessories to some Revision eyewear productsduring the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020. The investigation did not implicate performance offunctional eyewear components such as lenses or frames, which are assembled in our state-of-the-art manufacturing clean room in Vermont. Revision’s new management team cooperated closely with the government and is happy to report that it has now resolved all matters related to thisinvestigation. At no point during this process and post settlement has there been any impact on Revision’s ability to sell to the US Military directly or indirectly.
The government alleged that certain historical eyewear purchases did not comply with the Berry Amendment because (i) carrying pouches, (ii) cases, and/or (iii) straps contained textiles that were not grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States. Revision expressly denied liability and contended, among other things, that to the extent the transactions at issue were for purchases of $150,000 or less, the Berry Amendment by its terms did not apply at all. Revision also contended that there were no damages to the government because the eyewear products performed as intended. Rather than litigate these issues, Revision and the government agreed to resolve the matter amicably.
The legacy legal issues underlying the investigation and settlement pertained to historical sales as many as nine years ago. Revision takes such compliance issues seriously, even when they are historical. In this spirit, the settlement agreement formally documents the government crediting Revision’s new ownership and management team for self-initiating improved compliance measures, for replacing former employees who were responsible for overseeing such compliance issues, and for cooperating with the government investigation.
Beyond the specific issues resolved in the settlement, we understand that Revision users expect our eyewear to protect them and get them home safely. We take this to heart from the beginning of the product life-cycle to the end and reaffirm that this duty to our users, the men and women who stand for us all, is always at the forefront of our minds. Revision’s enhanced and comprehensive compliance program is designed to promote compliance across allapplicable contracting requirements. We want all our customers to know that the Revision brand represents quality, reliability, and integrity.
