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(POC) — The Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a task order to a preventative maintenance support services provider and has completed transition work on a five-year task order to support U.S. Army medical treatment facilities in Europe.

“J&J has been providing O&M services for the RHCE since 2015. We are honored to continue our support for the DOD Defense Health Agency and the Medical Readiness Command, Europe” said Steve Kelley, CEO and president

(POC) — Germany is an exciting and affordable place to live, with many ex-pats from around the world choosing to settle down there for a couple of years for employment assisting troops on US bases in Germany.

Germany is known for being a modern and diverse country, with a rich heritage in fine food and drink. Expats will find that in general, infrastructure in Germany is of a high standard in education to healthcare.

Department of Defense has been awarded a $908,000,000 contract for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa information technology and enterprise network services.

Work will be performed at various locations in Germany, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and other locations throughout Europe, and is expected to be completed by July 13, 2027, with an optional three-year ordering period ending July 13, 2030, and the ability for performance at the order level through July 13, 2032.

Department of Defense has been awarded a $91,000,000 contract for the U.S. European Command integrated base defense security systems. This contract provides for streamlined delivery of electronic security and emergency management deliverable products in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility.

As part of an ongoing review of planned closures of U.S. military installations across Europe, the Army has announced that it won’t close seven bases in Germany.

The military has decided to retain 6 sites and transfer one to the Air Force, which was previously scheduled to be closed as part of the Defense Department’s 2015 infrastructure consolidation initiatives.

Department of Defense awarded a company out of San Diego, California an additional $9,610,995 contract for analytical support services in support of the U.S. European Command Joint Training and Exercise Program and the Joint Training System.

Work will be performed in Germany, with an estimated completion date of March 9, 2023.

Department of Defense awarded a company out of  Colorado Springs, Colorado an additional $7,791,039 to a previously awarded contract W91RUS-17-C-0010 for information technology services.

Work will be performed in Livorno, Italy; and Wiesbaden, Germany, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2022.

Thousands of Afghans shell-shocked at the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, brought to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where they await the next leg of their journey, to the United States.

After Kabul fell to the Taliban the United States began flying people out of Kabul at a rate of thousands a day. Many were brought to U.S. military installations in Qatar or Kuwait. But by the end of that week, those bases could not safely support anymore. Ramstein, which has served as a key transit point in Germany for troops and equipment throughout the 20-year war in Afghanistan, was called on for one more mission.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD), a company out of Stafford, Virginia, is awarded a $16,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for grenade first article units, nine-bang flash-bang diversionary hand grenades production units, inert diversionary grenades, and cutaway diversionary grenades.

This procurement is for grenade first article unit and the nine-bang flash-bang grenades that are sound and flash devices, producing an intense light and sound display, used as a non-lethal means to distract and disorient in hostile environments that require less than lethal force. Inert and cutaway of the production units will be used for demonstration and teaching purposes. This procurement is in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command. Work will be performed in Trittau, Germany, and is expected to be completed by March 2026.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD), Germantown, Maryland, was awarded an additional $7,819,920  to contract W52P1J-12-G-0028 for logistics support services for Army prepositioned stocks.

Work will be performed in Mannheim, Germany, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 21, 2021.

According to the Department of Defense, Amentum Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland, was awarded a $15,000,000 modification (000271) to contract W52P1J-12-G-0028 for Army prepositioned stock logistics support services in support of maintenance, supply and transportation at Mannheim and Dulmen, Germany.

Work will be performed in Mannheim, Germany, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 20, 2020.

According to the Department of Defense (DoD) 6 companies have been awarded a $49,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for architecture-engineer (A-E) services.

This contract provides multi-disciplined A-E services for design of various U.S. military buildings, structures and facilities in Europe. Work will be performed primarily at Headquarters U.S. Air Force in Europe (USAFE); Ramstein Air Base, Germany; and USAFE geographically separated units in Germany. Work is expected to be completed June 14, 2027.