Contract Award: $20M for Base Operation Services at Foward Operating Location: Curacao
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.
Contract Awarded:
Exelis Systems Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., was awarded a $20,696,055 exercising option year seven on a firm-fixed-price with cost-reimbursable line items contract (FA4890-07-C-0007) for base operation services at Forward Operating Location-Curacao. Work will be performed at FOL-Curacao, and is expected to be completed by Sept. 30, 2014. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance funds will be awarded upon availability of funds. Headquarters Air Combat Command AMIC/PKB is the contract activity.
ABOUT Exelis Systems:
Exelis is a diversified, top-tier global aerospace, defense, information and services company that leverages a 50-year legacy of deep customer knowledge and technical expertise to deliver affordable, mission-critical solutions for global customers. We are a leader in critical networks, ISR and analytics, electronic warfare, navigation, sensors, air traffic solutions, communications and information systems and have strong positions in composite aerostructures, logistics and technical services. Headquartered in McLean, Va., the company employs about 19,000 people and generated 2012 sales of $5.5 billion.