HHS Buys $645 Million in Cloth Face Coverings to Combat Virus (2)

The Department of Health and Human Services is buying over half a billion dollars’ worth of cloth face coverings for critical workers and federal agencies.

The masks were purchased to “mitigate” the transmission of Covid-19 as stay-at-home orders are lifted, according to the contracts, which were awarded May 8.

Contracts were awarded to HanesBrands Inc. for $322 million; San Mar Corp. for $217 million; Parkdale Advanced Materials Inc. for $60 million; Beverly Knits Inc. for $43 million; America Knits for $1.68 million; and American Giant for $1.27 million.

The HHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure and ...