Department of Defense (DOD) — Announced solicitation designated for the air component of US Southern Command, provides base operations support (BOS) at forward operating locations (FOL) to permanently assigned Air Force personnel, equipment, facilities, and to deployed Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard aircraft, personnel and equipment conducting USSOUTHCOM, DoD, US State Department, and multi-counter drug agencies counter drug surveillance missions in the Caribbean and Central and South American theaters. The Forward Operating Location Base Operations Support services contract provides all management, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items and services as necessary to perform tailored BOS at Hato International Air Port (IAP), Curacao and Reina Beatrix IAP, Aruba.
The U.S. Air Force has re-newed DynCorp International's contract to manage U.S. Air Force War Reserve Materiel (WRM) assets pre-positioned in strategic sites in the Persian Gulf. Under the contract DynCorp International will manage military resources and materials, including expeditionary airfield resources, fuel support equipment, aerospace ground equipment, munitions, medical equipment, vehicles, rations and associated spares and other consumables. DynCorp International will have responsibility for receipt, inventory, accountability, maintenance, repair, periodic inspection, security, shipping and other aspects of supporting and managing these resources.
"We are very happy to receive this award. First, it is an honor to contribute to our nation's security by helping keep our Air Force ready for the challenges it faces in the region. Second, we look forward to continuing the partnership we have had with the Air Force on this contract since 2000," said DynCorp International President and CEO William L. Ballhaus. "The Air Force's decision to award this contract to DynCorp International again shows that through our performance we have gained their trust. That is our most valued commodity."
Berger Group Holdings, Inc., a global engineering firm with annual revenues of $1 billion and operations in more than 60 countries contract has been re-newed for support services Kuwait International Airport and Abdullah Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait.
Department of Defense announced:
Louis Berger Aircraft Services Inc., Greenville, S.C., was awarded a $14,959,823 modification to previously awarded contract HTC711-10-C-S002 to exercise the option for air terminal and ground handling services for fiscal year 2014. Work will be performed at Kuwait International Airport/Abdullah Al Mubarak Air Base with an expected completion date of Sept. 30, 2014. Fiscal 2014 Transportation Working Capital Funds were obligated for the full amount at the time of award. The U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity.