J&J division awarded $60M U.S. DOD equipment contract

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aug 7, 2016

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems a $60 million, five-year contract for dental and medical equipment.

Johnson & Johnson's bid was accepted over 120 other responses, according to the DOD. The contract runs through August 2021 and has no option periods.

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