Contract Award: $53.5M LOGCAP IV Contract in Bahrain

March 6, 2013 | CONTRACTS

Kellogg, Brown, and Root today announced it has been awarded a task order by the U.S. Army Rock Island Contracting Command under its current Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract.

KBR will execute the LOGCAP IV Bahrain combat service support requirements for U.S. forces in Sheik Isa Airbase and Riffa Army support and Raydome. The period of performance is one base year, plus four option years and is valued at $53.5 million. This award is KBR's fifth task order under the LOGCAP IV contract.

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Contract Award: $54M Contract Extension in Djibouti and Kenya

March 1, 2013 | CONTRACTS

The size of the U.S. military footprint in Africa has increased since the creation of U.S. Africa Command in October 2008. At the end of October 2008, there were about 2,600 U.S. military personnel and Department of Defense civilians on the African continent or on ships within the command’s area of responsibility. The number today is about 5,000, more than half of which represents the service members who serve tours at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti, with the remainder serving on a temporary basis ranging from a few days to a few weeks. Much of this change is attributable to an increase in the number of exercises and military-to-military engagement programs in order to better enable African nations and regional organizations to strengthen their defense capabilities. On a much smaller scale, it also reflects a modest increase in the staff sizes of DOD offices resident in U.S. embassies, which average just a small number of staff members.

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Contract Award: $4M VERSAR, Inc. Iraq Contract Extension

February 16, 2013 | CONTRACTS

Versar, Inc. announced that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District (USACE-MED) has exercised an option year for Versar's ongoing Personal Services and Support contract in Iraq. The option year has a ceiling not to exceed a value of $4.4 million and the period of performance runs through February 6, 2014. Versar has been supporting the United States Department of Defense reconstruction efforts in Iraq since 2004. This option year adds to the original contract awarded in February 2012.

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