According to the Department of Defense (DoD) — TCOM L.P.,** Columbia, Maryland, was awarded an $11,236,214 modification to definitize a previously awarded letter contract (M67854-14-C-2400) on March 4, 2015, for contractor engineering technical support for the Kuwait Low Altitude Surveillance System (KLASS), to perform operation and maintenance of the KLASS aerostat.

Work will be performed in Kuwait City, Kuwait (90 percent); Elizabeth City, North Carolina (5 percent); and Columbia, Maryland (5 percent); and is expected to be completed in June 2016. This is a Foreign Military Sales contract which is 100 percent funded by the government of Kuwait. The funds do not expire.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD) — Vectrus Systems Corp., Colorado Springs , Colorado, was awarded a $48,349,717 contract (Spain, Iraq, Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates), for receiving, repairing, maintaining, storing, preparing for issue and issuing APS-5 equipment in support of the 402nd Army Field Support Battalion – Kuwait.

Work will be performed in Kuwait. One bid was solicited with one received. Fiscal 2015 operations and maintenance (Army) funds in the amount of $48,349,717 are being obligated at the time of the award.