OSS Inc Holds Grand Opening for New Bangor Facility
Bangor, Maine, January 20, 2011 – OSS Inc is pleased to announce the relocation of its business to 689 Odlin Road in Bangor, Maine. The company has been conducting business at the new location since November of 2010, and celebrated its official grand opening on January 20, 2011. “Orono Spectral Solutions is dedicated to keeping bright young people from Maine right here at home by creating rewarding high-tech jobs that strengthen the security of our nation and defend those who defend us,” said Senator Collins, who attended the ceremony. “This new facility provides four times the space, plenty of room for new equipment and new jobs.”
OSS Inc was incorporated in 2004 for the purpose of advancing and commercializing chemical and biological agent detection research being conducted at the University of Maine. OSS is a small, high-tech defense contractor currently supported through several R&D contracts with the DoD-Army. Its services and products are centered on developing innovative absorbent materials and sampling methods which enable the trace level detection of chem/bio agents for defense related applications.
In addition to its defense contract work, OSS has also been actively pursuing commercial opportunities in the areas of air and water quality monitoring. In particular, OSS has been able to successfully leverage a technology originally developed for military applications and apply it towards detecting petroleum hydrocarbons in industrial waste and produced water (patents pending). This detection method has recently lead to the development and publication of an ASTM test method (D7575) which utilizes OSS’s technology, and represents a major milestone in achieving industry recognition and acceptance for its technology and test method. OSS is currently working with the EPA to facilitate approval of this method for regulatory purposes in support of the Clean Water Act.