Two U.S. companies will make some 17.8 million cloth masks under a new government contract as part of the Biden administration’s plan to send the protective gear to disadvantaged communities that have borne the brunt of the pandemic.
Parkdale Advanced Materials Inc. and H.C. Contracting Inc. will each make 8.9 million masks for $20.5 million each, according to the Defense Logistics Agency, a unit within the Defense Department. The masks will be made in an adult and youth size in three different colors—black, hunter green, and navy blue. Each package of face coverings will contain two.
The administration will ship ...
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