According to the Department of Defense (DoD) a company out of Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $35,823,838 to contract for logistics support for the Afghanistan Air Force MD-530F aircraft fleet.
Work will be performed in Mesa, Arizona; and Kabul, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2020.
MD Helicopters Inc. — MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company, is a leading manufacturer of commercial, military, law enforcement and air-rescue helicopters. The MDHI family of rotorcraft is world renowned for its value, versatility and performance, and includes the twin-engine MD 902 Explorer, and single engine versions of the MD 600N, MD 520N, MD 500E, MD 530F, MD 530G and MD 540A. The innovative NOTAR® system for anti-torque control with no tail rotor – a key feature of the MD 902, MD 600N and MD 520N – is used exclusively by MD Helicopters to provide safer, quieter and confined-area access capability.
The U.S. Army Sustainment Command awarded a nine-month task order award extension that began April 1, 2020 to continue providing base life support and operations and maintenance services in Afghanistan under the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) IV contract.
The extension, valued at $185 million for services requiring more than 2,900 personnel, is for various locations in Southern Afghanistan. More than 17,000 NATO troops are currently supporting Operation Freedom Sentinel in Afghanistan.
“DI is honored to be asked to continue to deliver essential LOGCAP services supporting the U.S. Army’s mission in Southern Afghanistan. I am proud of our team’s exceptional work on this critical program,” said Rob Tillery, LG4 senior vice president of Operations.
Under this task order, DI provides a broad range of base life support and operations and maintenance, including but not limited to project planning, facilities management, electrical power, water production, sewage and waste management, HAZMAT management, laundry operations, billeting, material handling equipment operations and maintenance, firefighting services, transportation motor pool operations, dining and food service operations, Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR), airfield operations and container yard management and movement control operations.
DynCorp International has continuously provided LOGCAP support services for the U.S. Army in Southern Afghanistan for 11 years.
LOGCAP is a Department of Army regulatory program providing a broad range of contracted logistics and support services to augment U.S. and allied forces during combat, peacekeeping, humanitarian, and training operations.
BACKGROUND: This report provides Department of Defense (DoD) contractor personnel numbers for 2nd quarter Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) and current status of efforts underway to improve management of contractors accompanying United States (U.S.) Forces. It includes data on DoD contractor personnel deployed in Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel (OFS); Iraq and Syria, Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR); and the U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR).
KEY POINTS: During 2nd quarter FY20, USCENTCOM reported approximately 52,142 contractor personnel supporting DoD in the USCENTCOM AOR, an increase of approximately 1,678 from the previous quarter.
o Contractor Posture: Approximately 27,641 DoD contractors supported operations in Afghanistan during 2nd quarter FY20, an increase of 4.1% from 1st quarter FY20. Local Nationals comprise 21.2% of total contractor force; 21,788 US/TCN remain in Afghanistan.
o A total of 2,973 Private Security Contractors (PSCs) personnel were supporting USCENTCOM operations in Afghanistan as of 2nd quarter FY20. A detailed summary is provided in the table below.