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(POC) — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which will work in close coordination with Turkish authorities on the front lines, as well as with our partners on the ground and agencies across the U.S. government. The DART is assessing the situation, identifying priority humanitarian needs, and working to provide search and rescue. We are in the process of deploying USAID Urban Search and Rescue teams from Fairfax and Los Angeles County Fire Departments. These two teams will be part of the USAID DART and will coordinate with Turkish authorities
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“This is a stark reminder of the perils rescue and aid workers face in conflict zones as they serve citizens caught in the crossfire. Pete was just 33 years old, but lived a life in service of others, first as a decorated US Marine and then in humanitarian aid. GRM will strive to honor his legacy and the selfless service he practiced,”
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(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded a $16,960,148 contract for architecture-engineering services for constructing a new concrete fixed single-deck submarine repair pier at Polaris Point Submarine Base, Guam.
Work will be performed in Piti, Guam, and is expected to be completed by September 2024. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is the contracting activity.
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(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded a $12,500,000 to contract for aviation maintenance services. Work will be performed in Kuwait, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 28, 2023.
Fiscal 2023 operation and maintenance, Army funds in the amount of $12,500,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
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(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded an additional $22,004,729 to contract W91QVN-20-F-0157 for cybersecurity, network operations, and maintenance of information technology support.
Work will be performed in South Korea, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 31, 2024.
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(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded a $13,373,411 firm-fixed-price and cost-no-fee contract for technical and support services, including equipment procurement, facility modification, technical training, and management assistance for the country of Indonesia.
Work will be performed at Husein Sastranegara Air Force Base, Bandung, Indonesia, and is expected to be completed by Jan. 30, 2028.
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(POC) — Guantanamo Bay the naval base, nicknamed "GTMO" or "Gitmo", covers 116 square kilometers (45 sq mi) on the western and eastern banks of the bay located in Guantanamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland.
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(POC) — Department of Defense has awarded a $412,601,063 firm-fixed-price contract for follow-on sustainment. This contract provides contractor logistics support, engineering services, technical updates, spare parts, and other related elements of logistical and program support under the Taiwan Surveillance Radar Program.
Work will be performed in Taiwan and is expected to be completed by Dec. 31, 2027.
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(POC) — BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and the current status of efforts underway to improve the management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
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(POC) — A nearly $4 billion U.S. Air Force contract has been awarded to ensure the ongoing operation of a strategic base in Greenland, the Defense Department said in a statement.
The $3.95 billion deal, awarded to Nuuk, Greenland-based contractor Inuksuk A/S, provides for an array of operation and maintenance requirements at Thule Air Base — the military’s northernmost site.
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